The Princess in Us All
Every book on this list centers on a strong heroine and has a fairy-tale feel to it. Click on each title to find it in the catalog.
East
by Edith Pattou
Teen Fiction/Pattou
Rose finds danger, romance, and adventure when she leaves her poor Norwegian family to aid a charmed white polar bear.
Goose Chase
by Patrice Kindl
Teen Fiction/Kindl
Orphaned goose girl Alexandria is transformed by an act of kindness into a rich beauty, but she finds her new attributes more troublesome than desirable.
The Goose Girl
by Shannon Hale
Teen Fiction/Hale
On the journey to marry a prince she’d never met, Princess Andidori has her identity stolen by a wicked servant and must survive as a goose girl until she can reclaim her crown.
The Hero and the Crown
by Robin McKinley
Teen Fiction/McKinley
Aerin finds her true calling when she begins to fight her kingdom’s small pesky dragons.
Keturah and Lord Death
by Martine Leavitt
Teen Fiction/Leavitt
Keturah saves her own life by making a deal with Death, but now has just 24 hours to find her one true love.
Once Upon a Marigold
by Jean Ferris
Teen Fiction/Ferris
A young man raised by trolls leaves his home on an impossible mission to try to win the love of the beautiful Princess Marigold.
Princess Academy
by Shannon Hale
Teen Fiction/Hale
When 14-year-old Miri attends a strict school used to prepare mountain girls to become princesses, she discovers unexpected strengths within herself.
The Runaway Princess
by Kate Coombs
Teen Fiction/Coombs
Princess Meg must outwit her suitors in order to avoid marrying them and endures a myriad of madcap adventures.
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