Newberry Honor book High on the slopes of Mount Eskel, Mari's family has lived forever pounding a meager living from the stone of the mountain itself. Mari dreams of working alongside the others in the quarry, but she has never been allowed to work there perhaps, she thinks, because she is so small. Then word comes from the lowlands. The Kings priest of divine that the prince's bride to be -the next princess- will come from Mount Eskel. The prince himself will travel to the Village to choose his bride, but first all eligible girls must attend a makeshift Academy to prepare for royal lowlander life.