Maud Hart Lovelace Book Award
2010 · Grades 3-5 · Nominee
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IT WAS A LOVELY IDEA AND MIRI WISHED SHE COULD BELIEVE IT, BUT SHE KNEW LOWLANDERS WOULD NEVER ALLOW A CROWN TO SIT ON A MOUNTAIN GIRL'S HEAD.
High on the slopes of rocky Mount Eskel, Miri's family pounds a living from the stone of the mountain itself. But Miri's life will change forever when word comes that her small village is the home of the future princess. All eligible girls must attend a makeshift academy to prepare for royal life. At the school, Miri finds herself confronting bitter competition among the girls and her own conflicted desires to be chosen. Yet when danger comes to the academy, it is Miri, named for a tiny mountain flower, who must find a way to save her classmates—and the future of their beloved village.
High on the slopes of rocky Mount Eskel, Miri's family pounds a living from the stone of the mountain itself. But Miri's life will change forever when word comes that her small village is the home of the future princess. All eligible girls must attend a makeshift academy to prepare for royal life. At the school, Miri finds herself confronting bitter competition among the girls and her own conflicted desires to be chosen. Yet when danger comes to the academy, it is Miri, named for a tiny mountain flower, who must find a way to save her classmates—and the future of their beloved village.
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Maud Hart Lovelace Book Award
2010 · Grades 6-8 · Nominee
Nene Award
2010 · Children's Fiction · Recommended
Nene Award
2009 · Children's Fiction · Recommended
Colorado Children's Book Award
2008 · Junior Novel · Nominee
Georgia Children's Book Award
2008 · Children's Book (Grades 4 - 8) · Alternate
Grand Canyon Reader Award
2008 · Tween · Nominee
Nene Award
2008 · Children's Fiction · Recommended
Rebecca Caudill Young Readers Book Award
2008 · Grades 4-8 · Nominee
Sequoyah Book Award
2008 · Young Adult · Nominee
Sunshine State Young Reader's Award
2008 · Grades 6-8 · Nominee
William Allen White Childens Book Award
2008 · Grades 6-8 · Nominee
Young Reader's Choice Award
2008 · Junior/Grades 4-6 · Nominee
Beehive Award
2007 · Fiction · Winner
Dorothy Canfield Fisher Children's Book Award
2007 · Children's · Nominee
Massachusetts Children's Book Award
2007 · Children's Book · Nominee
Nene Award
2007 · Children's Fiction · Recommended
South Carolina Childrens, Junior and Young Adult Book Award
2007 · Junior Book · Nominee
Volunteer State Book Award
2007 · Grades 4-6 · Nominee
Newbery Medal
2006 · Children's · Honor Book
Utah Book Award
2005 · Children/Young Adult · Winner
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