Bring on the tough stuff - there’s not just one right answer.
- Why do you think the priests chose Mount Eskel as the home of the new princess?
- What makes Miri want to be academy princess so badly? Is it that she actually wants to marry the prince?
- What are the differences between highlanders and lowlanders? What are the similarities?
- Do you think it's fair for Britta to become the next princess? Why or why not?
- How do the girls utilize their school lessons in everyday life?
- What is the significance of the academy being built out of linder stone?
- How does Miri's relationship with her father change throughout the novel? What do they learn from each other?
- Why do the traders act nicer after the villagers ask for more money in exchange for the linder?
- Why doesn't Miri want to become the chief delegate for Mount Eskel? What does she decide on instead?
- How is quarry-speech important to the inhabitants of Mount Eskel? How does it affect Miri personally?