The Goose Girl: Books of Bayern
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Overview
In this first book in New York Times bestselling, Newbery Honor-winning author Shannon Hale’s beloved YA fantasy series Books of Bayern, Princess Ani must become a goose girl before she can become queen.
Anidori-Kiladra Talianna Isilee, Crown Princess of Kildenree, spends the first years of her life listening to her aunt’s stories and learning the language of the birds, especially the swans. As she grows up, Ani develops the skills of animal speech, but she never feels quite comfortable speaking with people.
So when Ani’s mother sends her away to be married in a foreign land, she finds herself at the mercy of her silver-tongued lady in waiting, who leads a mutiny that leaves her alone, destitute, and fleeing for her life. To survive, Ani takes on work as a royal goose girl, hiding in plain sight while she develops her forbidden talents and works to discover her own true, powerful voice.
Don’t miss any of these other books from New York Times bestselling author Shannon Hale:
The Books of Bayern
The Goose Girl
Enna Burning
River Secrets
Forest Born
The Princess Academy trilogy
Princess Academy
Princess Academy: Palace of Stone
Princess Academy: The Forgotten Sisters
Book of a Thousand Days
Dangerous
Graphic Novels
with Dean Hale, illustrated by Nathan Hale
Rapunzel’s Revenge
Calamity Jack
For Adults
Austenland
Midnight in Austenland
The Actor and the Housewife
This first book in award-winning, bestselling author Shannon Hale’s beloved Books of Bayern series returns with a gorgeous brand new cover.
A gorgeous classic fantasy story from renowned author Shannon Hale, in a brand new package: The beloved Books of Bayern--which began with The Goose Girl--are getting a fresh new look, sure to appeal to a new generation of readers.
New York Times bestselling, Newbery Honor-winning author with great track: Shannon is both a top-selling and critically acclaimed author. Her series--like Princess Academy and Princess in Black--are staples of the New York Times bestseller list, and she consistently receives accolades, such as the Newbery Honor (Princess Academy) and starred reviews.
Shannon’s star is on the rise throughout the book world: Shannon’s series Ever After High (Little Brown) and Princess in Black (Candlewick) have spent weeks on the New York Times bestseller list, and her graphic memoir with LeUyen Pham, Real Friends (Macmillan), and her middle-grade Marvel novel, The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl (Disney), have garnered lots of publicity.
Fresh, beautiful new covers: All four of the Books of Bayern are getting new covers that are sure to make them stand out on shelves.
A strong seller of Bloomsbury’s backlist: Collectively, the Books of Bayern have sold over 414,000 net copies in print!
A magical retelling of the Grimms’ fairy tale . . . Hale’s retelling is a wonderfully rich one, full of eloquent description and lovely imagery.
Enchanting.
Luscious language . . . leads to a gorgeous, dramatic climax.
- Title: The Goose Girl
- Author: Shannon Hale
- Series: Books of Bayern
- Publisher: Bloomsbury USA Childrens
- Print Publication Date: 2008
- Logos Release Date: 2024
- Pages: 432
- Language: English
- Resources: 1
- Format: Digital › Ebook
- ISBNs: 9781599904078, 9781582349909, 1582349908, 1599904071
- Resource ID: LLS:9781599904078
- Resource Type: Monograph
- Metadata Last Updated: 2025-04-22T15:29:36Z
Shannon Hale is the Newbery Honor–winning and New York Times bestselling author of the series Princess Academy, Books of Bayern, Ever After High, and Unbeatable Squirrel Girl, as well as stand-alones Book of a Thousand Days, Dangerous, and the graphic novels Rapunzel's Revenge and Calamity Jack, among other books. She also wrote three novels for adults, including Austenland, now a major motion picture starring Keri Russell. She and her husband, the author Dean Hale, have four children and live near Salt Lake City, Utah.
www.shannonhale.com
@HaleShannon