The Goose Girl by Shannon Hale

Imagine being raised a princess- and knowing all the princess things but nothing about how to actually LIVE.  That’s how Anidori-Kiladra Talianna Isilee (Ani) Crown Princess of Kildenree feels.  Ani’s been restrained and held back her whole life, and now that her mother has betrayed her she has to go to a foreign country to marry some unknown prince.  But things don’t go as planned as Ani is betrayed again and left for dead.  Ani becomes a master of disguise and becomes a palace goose girl in a foreign country.  Will anybody believe her true identity now that she looks like a goose girl?  Will her new love Geric believe her?  Will she ever see her home again?  And how has she developed the ability to speak to animals?  Read Shannon Hale’s The Goose Girl to find out.