Princess Academy

What would you do if all the girls in your village had to attend an academy to become the future princess? This is what happens to Miri. She is thrust into a new life without any say because the prince is suppose to pick his princess from Miri’s village. Come along with Miri on her journey through the princess academy.

Shannon Hale lives close to Salt Lake City, Utah. She started writing when she was nine years old and she has been writing ever since. Her first book was The Goose Girl. She has received many awards for her different novels. One of her adult novels even became a movie! Pre-Reading Activities Post-Reading Activities

1. Make a curriculum that you think would be 1. After reading the story make a brochure used at a princess academy. about Miri’s village to get people to visit. 2. Separate into groups and each group read a 2. Set up a trading center and let students barter princess story. for their supplies. Related Books

Princess Academy: Palace of Stone by Shannon Hale Princess Academy: The Forgotten Sister by Shannon Hale Fairest by Gale Carson Levine

Discussion Questions 1. Miri’s father tells her the story of how she got her name. Find the meaning of your name. Do you know why that name was special to your parents? 2. Does Princess Academy remind you of another novel? If so, what novel? 3. How did you feel about Prince Steffen’s final choice? 4. Miri and the other girls range in age from twelve to eighteen. How would you feel if you were aged similarly and told you may have to marry a complete stranger? What are some of the girls' reactions to the news? B. (n.d.). Shannon Hale author biography. Retrieved November 20, 2017, from https://www.bookbrowse.com/biographies/index.cfm/ author_number/1869/shannon-hale ● Created By Amanda Hisel, Senior Capstone, Fall 2017