Also have to add: Miri’s last name is Larendaughter, because her father’s name is Laren and she’s his daughter. I’m blaming sleep deprivation on why I was laughing so hard at that.

AUGUST 2012: Just re-read (technically re-listened) to this one in anticipation of the sequel coming out this month. Loved this book all over again! Peder and Miri. <3 (Even if it was a bit much kissing for two people who aren’t even betrothed yet.) They are so sweet and loyal, and I love the lengths he went to to rescue her. And it was so sweet that her hawk came up again.a b Brady, Meagan (February 2014). "Shannon Hale". mormonartist.net. Mormon Artist. Archived from the original on August 23, 2022 . Retrieved August 23, 2022.

Miri's story felt nostalgic even though I shouldn't have any reason to be nostalgic for it. It reminded me of books I loved as a kid, and I understand now why it's such a staple of middle-grade for so many people. Miri is a wonderful main character to follow, strong-willed but smart enough to calculate her position, not afraid to stand up for her village against the traders but soft-hearted enough to want to please her family and friends. I just love her a lot. Official Disney Princesses: Snow White • Cinderella • Aurora • Ariel • Belle • Jasmine • Pocahontas • Mulan • Tiana • Rapunzel • Merida • Moana • Raya Miri reluctantly travels to the province of Lesser Alva to take on the year-long job, and finds three illiterate, destitute sisters living alone in a linder stone house in the middle of a swamp, scraping by by fishing and hunting. They're especially good at caiman wrestling.

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As with the other books in this series, this book is a wonderful, empowering, non-stereotypical princess novel for young girl readers, and its flaws, not fatal ones, are the fact that things become so tidily tied together at the end, and that Shannon Hale is *very* emphatic about her messages. I don't mind these flaws so much, though, because it's nice in a book oriented towards this age group to see that people can live "happily-ever-after," even though it follows hardship and requires work. Also, I don't mind the obvious "messages" so much because I agree with them :) I appreciated that the bandit scene wasn't super cheesy or anything and that they didn't get away or that the villagers didn't beat them like the last round of bandits. I think that added to the story! Video Games: Disney Princess: Fashion Boutique • Disney Princess • Disney Princess: Magical Dress-Up • Disney Princess: Royal Horse Show • Disney Princess: Royal Adventure • Disney Princess: Enchanted Journey • Disney Princess: Magical Jewels • Disney Princess: My Fairytale Adventure • Disney Princess Enchanting Storybooks • Disney Princess Majestic Quest • Disney Tsum Tsum • Disney Emoji Blitz • Disney Heroes: Battle Mode • Disney Magic Kingdoms