Princess Academy Resources
Websites
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For all you'll ever need to know about the Princess Academy books or author extraordinaire Shannon Hale, head over to her website.
Articles
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Kirkus comes out and calls Princess Academy "unalloyed joy." That's quite high praise; looks like you'd better get reading.
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In an interview with Shannon Hale, she claims that Miri is more like her than any other character she's ever written. She was the most trouble to write too… go figure.
Video
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Want to learn some more about the lady behind the literary magic? Check out this interview with Shannon Hale about her life and her writing.
Audio
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If you'd rather listen to stories of princesses and faraway kingdoms while you lie in bed, you can just pick up Princess Academy on audiobook.
Images
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Miri looks pretty sassy on the cover of Princess Academy, doesn't she? Looks to us like there's a glimmer in her eye, and possible a trick or two up her sleeve.
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Looks like the second book, Princess Academy: Palace of Stone is set somewhere in Asland. That background looks pretty palatial to us.
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This fan art image of Miri on Mount Eskel watching the goats is exactly as the book described it.