Thanks to the academy, the mountain girls have an opportunity to learn reading, history, and arithmetic, an opportunity that they would not have been granted otherwise due to residing in such a small territory. The requirements to become the Academy Princess, which is similar to a valedictorian, do not involve winning Prince Steffan's affections, but instead being the hardest worker in the school. She thinks it's fun to fantasize about, but remains unsure whether or not it would truly bring her happiness. Miri has a realistic perspective on the thought of being a princess. Most of the girls at the academy have little interest in winning the prince's heart because they don't know enough about him to want to marry him. The book is a deconstruction of the fairy tale narrative by breaking down stereotypes and modernizing them to apply to the real world. By banding together instead of competing with each other, Miri and her companions manage to overcome Olana's abuse. This works out in their favor when they learn that they must study under a strict headmistress named Olana who prides herself on disciplinary tactics such as beating girls on their wrists for speaking out of turn and locking them in closets for misbehaving. Mount Eskel girls are hard workers who are fiercely loyal to their homeland and all who reside there. Though this sounds like the perfect set-up for a modern-day reality TV show where girls are jealous and catty, that turns out not to be the case at all. Per Danlandian tradition, all girls in the mountain territory who are of age must attend an academy to learn how to become proper princesses so they will be prepared when the prince makes his selection. Princess Academy tells the story of Miri, a simple mountain girl whose village gets selected by the king's priests for the prince to find his future bride.
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