The NYT bestselling and Newbery Honor-winning classic, Princess Academy, reimagined as a graphic novel for a new generation of readers. Miri lives high atop Mount Eskel where, for generations, her ancestors have lived a simple life, working in the quarry. But everything changes when word arrives that the prince of the kingdom will choose his princess from among the village girls.
A makeshift academy is set up on the mountain and every eligible girl must attend and learn how to become a proper princess. Soon Miri finds herself confronted with a harsh academy mistress, bitter competition among the girls, and her own conflicting desires. Being chosen could give her everything she ever wanted, but does Miri really want to leave her home and family behind for a royal life?
Shannon Hale is the
New York Times bestselling author of over fifty books for preschoolers, kids, teens, and adults, including award winning novels
The Goose Girl,
Book of a Thousand Days,
Dangerous, and Newbery Honor recipient
Princess Academy. She is the co-creator of the popular Princess in Black illustrated chapter books (with Dean Hale & LeUyen Pham). Her other graphic novels include Eisner-nominee
Rapunzel's Revenge (Dean Hale & Nathan Hale), her bestselling memoirs
Real Friends,
Best Friends, and
Friends Forever (LeUyen Pham),
Dream On (Marcela Cespedes), and books for DC Comics about young Wonder Woman (Dean Hale & Victoria Ying). She lives in Utah with her four magnificent children and two ridiculous cats. www.shannonhale.com
Victoria Ying is an author and artist living in Los Angeles. She started her career in the arts by falling in love with comic books, which eventually turned into a career working in animation and graphic novels. Her film credits include
Frozen,
Moana, Tangled,
Wreck-It Ralph,
Big Hero 6, and
Paperman. She the illustrator of the DC Comics graphic novel
Diana: Princess of the Amazons and the author and illustrator of her original graphic novels
City of Secrets and
Hungry Ghost. www.victoriaying.com • @VictoriaYing