Palace of Stone
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Chapter Book · Ages 10–13 · 2012 · Est. 7 hour read

Palace of Stone

By Shannon Hale

Book #2 in the Princess Academy series

Miri faces a choice between loyalty and revolution in a city of intrigue.

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352 pages· 64,416 words· Est. 7 hour read
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Miri leaves her mountain home for the bustling city of Asland, where she helps prepare a royal wedding and attends the prestigious Queen's Castle school. Amidst new friendships, she uncovers a plot for revolution. Torn between loyalty to the future princess and her new friends' radical ideas, Miri must navigate love, loyalty, and her own path in a world of change. Will she stand by tradition or embrace the call for change?

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A New York Times BestsellerIn this second book in New York Times bestselling, Newbery Honor-winning author Shannon Hale’s Princess Academy series, Miri embarks on a brand new life in the city. Coming down from the mountain to a new city life is a thrill to Miri. She and her princess academy friends have come to Asland to help the future princess Britta prepare for her wedding. There, Miri also has a chance to attend school–at the prestigious Queen’s Castle. But as Miri befriends sophisticated and exciting students, she also learns that they have some frightening plans for a revolution. 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. Don’t miss any of these other books from New York Times bestselling author Shannon Hale: The Princess Academy trilogyPrincess AcademyPrincess Academy: Palace of StonePrincess Academy: The Forgotten Sisters The Books of BayernThe Goose GirlEnna BurningRiver SecretsForest Born Book of a Thousand DaysDangerous Graphic Novelswith Dean Hale, illustrated by Nathan HaleRapunzel’s Revenge Calamity Jack For AdultsAustenlandMidnight in AustenlandThe Actor and the Housewife

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Format
Pages
352
Words
64,416
Reading age
10–13
Audience
Middle Grade
Lexile
740L
Themes & topics
Books about friendshipBooks about schoolBooks about royaltyBooks about confidenceBooks about kings and rulers
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Book details

Reading levels
ATOS
5.2
F&P level
~R
Scholastic level
V
AR points
10
AR interest level
MG
AR quiz
153169
Publication
Published
February 24, 2015
First published
August 21, 2012
Edition
Language
English
Type
Chapter Book
Identifiers
ISBN
9781619632578

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