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The Goose Girl

Books of Bayern, Book 1
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The Goose Girl

By: Shannon Hale
Narrated by: Teegan Hurley
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Bloomsbury presents The Goose Girl by Shannon Hale, read by Teegan Hurley.

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.

©2026 Shannon Hale (P)2026 Bloomsbury Publishing Plc Coming of Age Literature & Fiction Romance
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