![]() ![]() ![]() It took several years for Hale to come back to the Princess Academy story, and she wrote “Palace of Stone” in secret. By the third book, Miri has become a teacher and loves to learn and loves to impart what she has learned to other people.” “It was exciting to me to bring that full circle. “‘Princess Academy’ really started as a love letter to education,” Hale said. In "The Forgotten Sisters," Miri becomes a tutor at a princess academy for three royal cousins. “ Palace of Stone” was published in 2012, and the third book, “The Forgotten Sisters” (Bloomsbury, $17.99, ages 10-14), was released on Tuesday, Feb. ![]() At the same time, it felt a huge responsibility to live up to that."Īlthough "Princess Academy" was intended as a stand-alone book, ideas sparked for sequels. "It felt like it was this very loving gift that I was given. “It still thrills me and amazes me," Hale said. One, “Austenland,” has been made into a movie, and another is being optioned for a movie. ![]() She is now the author or co-author of 20 books, several of which have been on the New York Times and other best-seller lists and have won awards. “It’s still the most significant thing that has happened in my career,” Hale said of the Newbery Honor. The following year, it was named a Newbery Honor Book. A novel titled “Princess Academy,” about a girl named Miri and what she learns through attending a school for prospective princesses, was released 10 years ago by Utah author Shannon Hale. ![]()
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