Shannon Hale’s The Goose Girl has a classic fairy tale feel with princesses, kingdoms, long flowy gowns, romance, and a little bit of magic. Readers will follow Princess Anidori as she leaves her home country to take part in an arranged marriage in a faraway land. But she is betrayed by her lady-in-waiting before completing her journey. Luckily Ani escapes and finds refuge with kind souls in the forest. Driven to confront and take down her lady-in-waiting, who has stolen her identify and plans to marry the prince, Ani goes into the kingdom and works as the royal goose girl and awaits the perfect opportunity to reclaim the life she was destined to have. Along the way she makes friends and rediscovers the magic within her. You can find this book in the juvenile section under J HAL.
