In a town on Mount Eskel lives Miri, a small town girl with a big dream. Her biggest dream is to work in the quarry. She is small compared to all of the other girls. Her family has lived on Mount Eskel forever. She thinks she can not work in the quarry because she is small, but is that the real reason? She lives her life one day at a time, until something exciting happens. The prince is getting married and is holding a ball. The king orders an academy to be made to make all of the girls in the area like princesses. All girls from ages twelve to eighteen will be attending. Miri has to go to the academy, but her sister can not because she is older than the prince. At the academy Miri makes new friends. One of whom is Britta. At the academy Miri realizes that she can be a bigger person, despite her small size. The Mistress of the academy (Mistress Olana) is very strict. At the academy every girl wants to be academy princess. Miri not only wants to be noticed by the prince as academy princess, she wants her family to get the house that will be given to the princess's family. Will she be academy princess? You'll have to read the book to find out.
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By Taylor R. and Hannah F.
Grade 6
E.S. Rhodes Elementary
