Shannon Hale

Summaries of books by Shannon Hale.

Austenland

Shannon Hale · 2007

A New York graphic designer obsessed with Mr. Darcy inherits a trip to a Jane Austen theme park, where the fantasy of Regency romance collides with the men…

2,030-word summary · 9 min read

Princess Academy

Shannon Hale · 2005

Miri leaves her Mount Eskel quarry home for Princess Academy, where quarry songs, books, and a bandit siege shape her fight for fair trade, a school, and a…

2,441-word summary · 11 min read

The Goose Girl

Shannon Hale · 2003

A shy princess loses her name on the road to her wedding and must earn it back as a palace goose girl in this Grimm retelling.

2,357-word summary · 10 min read