Palace of Stone (Princess Academy #2)

Author: Shannon Hale
Publisher: Bloomsbury USA
Publication Date: August 2012
Genre: Middle Grade Fantasy
Summary: Coming down from the mountain to a new life in the city seems a thrill beyond imagining. When Miri and her friends from Mount Eskel set off to help the future princess Britta prepare for her royal wedding, she is happy about her chance to attend school in the capital city. There, Miri befriends students who seem so sophisticated and exciting...until she learns that they have some frightening plans. They think that Miri will help them, that she should help them. Soon Miri finds herself torn between loyalty to the princess and her new friends’ ideas, between an old love and a new crush, and between her small mountain home and the bustling city.
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Princess Academy (Princess Academy #1)

Author: Shannon Hale
Publisher: Bloomsbury Children's Books
Publication Date: July 2005
Genre: Middle Grade Fantasy
Summary: Miri lives on a mountain where, for generations, her ancestors have lived a simple life. Then word comes that the king's priests have divined her village the home of the future princess. In a year's time, the prince will choose his bride from among the village girls. The king's ministers set up an academy on the mountain, and every teenage girl must attend and learn how to become a princess. Soon Miri finds herself confronted with a harsh academy mistress, bitter competition among the girls, and her own conflicting desires. Winning the contest could give her everything she ever wanted-but it would mean leaving her home and family behind.
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Hex Hall Chronological Order

Hex Hall (Hex Hall #1)
Demonglass (Hex Hall #2)
Spell Bound (Hex Hall #3)
School Spirits (Hex Hall #3.5)

Hex Hall Recommended Reading Order

Hex Hall (Hex Hall #1)
Demonglass (Hex Hall #2)
Spell Bound (Hex Hall #3)
School Spirits (Hex Hall #3.5)

School Spirits (Hex Hall #3.5)

Author: Rachel Hawkins
Publisher: Disney-Hyperion
Publication Date: May 2013
Genre: Young Adult Fantasy
Summary: Fifteen-year-old Izzy Brannick was trained to fight monsters. For centuries, her family has hunted magical creatures. But when Izzy’s older sister vanishes without a trace while on a job, Izzy's mom decides they need to take a break. Izzy and her mom move to a new town, but they soon discover it’s not as normal as it appears. A series of hauntings has been plaguing the local high school, and Izzy is determined to prove her worth and investigate. But assuming the guise of an average teenager is easier said than done. For a tough girl who's always been on her own, it’s strange to suddenly make friends and maybe even have a crush. Can Izzy trust her new friends to help find the secret behind the hauntings before more people get hurt?
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Spell Bound (Hex Hall #3)

Author: Rachel Hawkins
Publisher: Hyperion Book CH
Publication Date: March 2012
Genre: Young Adult Fantasy
Summary: Talk about terrible timing....Just as Sophie Mercer has come to accept her extraordinary magical powers as a demon, the Prodigium Council strips them away. With her powers locked inside her, Sophie is defenseless, alone, and at the mercy of her sworn enemies--the Brannicks, a family of warrior women who hunt down the Prodigium. Or at least that's what Sophie thinks, until she makes a surprising discovery. The Brannicks know an epic war is coming, and they believe Sophie is the only one powerful enough to stop the world from ending. But without her magic, Sophie isn't so sure. The only known spell that can help Sophie regain her magic is at Hex Hall--the place where it all began, and now the headquarters of the evil Casnoffs. Together with her best friend, the vampire Jenna; her boyfriend, Archer; her fiancé, Cal (yeah, her love life is complicated); and a ghost for a sidekick, Sophie must battle an army of demons. But even with her friends at her side, the fate of all Prodigium rests on her shoulders alone. Sophie's bound for one hell of a ride....Can she get her powers back before it's too late?
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Demonglass (Hex Hall #2)

Author: Rachel Hawkins
Publisher: Disney Hyperion
Publication Date: March 2011
Genre: Young Adult Fantasy
Summary: Sophie Mercer thought she was a witch. That was the whole reason she was sent to Hex Hall, a reform school for delinquent Prodigium (aka witches, shapeshifters, and fairies). But that was before she discovered the family secret, and that her hot crush, Archer Cross, is an agent for The Eye, a group bent on wiping Prodigium off the face of the earth. Turns out, Sophie's a demon, one of only two in the world--the other being her father. What's worse, she has powers that threaten the lives of everyone she loves. Which is precisely why Sophie decides she must go to London for the Removal, a dangerous procedure that will destroy her powers. But once Sophie arrives she makes a shocking discovery. Her new friends? They're demons too. Meaning someone is raising them in secret with creepy plans to use their powers, and probably not for good. Meanwhile, The Eye is set on hunting Sophie down, and they're using Archer to do it. But it's not like she has feelings for him anymore. Does she?
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