Palace of Stone (Princess Academy) (Compact Disc)
Coming down from the mountain to a new life in the city is a thrill to Miri. She and her princess academy friends have been brought to Asland to help the future princess Britta prepare for her wedding. There, Miri also has a chance to attend school--at the Queen's Castle. But as Miri befriends students who seem sophisticated and exciting, she also learns that they have some frightening plans.Torn between loyalty to the princess and her new friends' ideas, between an old love and a new crush, and between her small mountain home and the bustling city, Miri looks to find her own way in this new place. Picking up where Princess Academy left off and celebrating the joys of friendship, romance, and the fate of fairy-tale kingdoms, this book delivers the completely delightful new story that fans have been waiting for.
Shannon Hale is the author of six award-winning young adult novels, including "The Goose Girl" and the bestselling Newbery Honor book "Princess Academy." "Austenland" (soon to be a major motion picture) was her first book for adults, followed by "The Actor and Housewife" and "Midnight in Austenland." She and her husband co-wrote the acclaimed graphic novels "Rapunzel's Revenge" and "Calamity Jack." They live with their four small children near Salt Lake City, Utah.