
Princess Academy
- 314
- Pages
- about 6 h
- Reading time
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About the book
Princess Academy is a fantasy novel exploring themes of families, relationships, and education by Shannon Hale published on June 16, 2005, by Bloomsbury. It tells the story of fourteen-year-old Miri who attends a princess academy that will determine who wins the hand of the prince. The book was named a 2006 Newbery Honor winner as well as a New York Times Bestseller. It is the first in the Princess Academy series, followed by Princess Academy: Palace of Stone and Princess Academy: The Forgotten Sisters.
Reading order · Princess Academy
Full order & progress →- Princess AcademyThis book
7.97.9 / 10 - Princess Academy: Palace of StonePrincess Academy: Palace of Stone–Not ranked yet
- Princess Academy: The Forgotten SistersPrincess Academy: The Forgotten Sisters–Not ranked yet
Where the score comes from
The sources average 7.8 across 136 ratings — not yet many, so the reader vote carries 48% of the weight and the rest pulls toward the Fantasy average of 8.0. That is how 7.9 comes out.
| Source | Average | Ratings | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Open Library | 8.1 | 16 | 12% |
| Hardcover | 7.8 | 120 | 88% |
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