The Forgotten Sisters

By Shannon Hale

Book Overview

A New York Times Bestseller

In this third book in New York Times bestselling, Newbery Honor-winning author Shannon Hale's Princess Academy series, Miri goes from student . . . to teacher

Miri has spent a year at the king's palace, learning all about being a proper princess. But instead of returning to her beloved Mount Eskel, Miri is ordered to journey to a distant swamp and start a princess academy for three sisters, cousins of the royal family. Unfortunately, Astrid, Felissa, and Sus are more interested in hunting and fishing than becoming princesses.

As Miri spends more time with the sisters, she realizes the king and queen's interest in them hides a long-buried secret. She must rely on her own strength and intelligence to unravel the mystery, protect the girls, complete her assignment, and finally make her way home.

Don't miss any of these other books from New York Times bestselling author Shannon Hale:

The Princess Academy trilogy
Princess Academy
Princess Academy: Palace of Stone
Princess Academy: The Forgotten Sisters

The Books of Bayern
The Goose Girl
Enna Burning
River Secrets
Forest Born

Book of a Thousand Days

Dangerous

Graphic Novels
with Dean Hale
Illustrated by Nathan Hale
Rapunzel's Revenge
Calamity Jack

Illustrated by Victoria Ying
Diana: Princess of the Amazons

Illustrated by LeUyen Pham
Real Friends
Best Friends
The Princess in Black series

For Adults
Austenland
Midnight in Austenland
The Actor and the Housewife

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1619634856
• ISBN13: 9781619634855
• Release Date: February 2015
• Publisher: Bloomsbury U.S.A. Children's Books
• Length: 336 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 5.5" x 8.0"
• Age Range: 8 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 3 to 7

Customer Reviews

Not as good as the first 2, but it still has something of worth to say.

I read 75% of this in one sitting because I couldn’t stop reading it! A strong and satisfying ending to the Princess Academy trilogy. Miri’s character and the tone of the books remain consistent, which works really well paired with the different settings and themes each book tackles. The book starts off with Miri traveling on her own to a completely unfamiliar setting. Fortunately, with linder nearby and several letters between chapters, the book doesn’t suffer from the sudden, complete change that so often drags down other books. Like always, the characters are really well-done, specifically the female characters, because the book focuses on those the most. Although the Queen isn’t in the book very much, I found her arc compelling (especially as a continuation from the first book). I liked the sisters a lot, too. Their bond with Miri was really sweet. It was not quite as strong as the first or second book in my opinion. The ending felt a little unrealistic, but overall it had strong, good themes, was well-written and generally clever, and was a very enjoyable read. I never had to push myself to keep reading, it was always interesting and enjoyable.