"What really hard things are happening in the text?"
Well, at the Princess Academy, the girls under 18 from Mount Eskel compete to be the Academy Princess, and to take a shot at winning the Prince of Danland's heart. I could say that the Princess Academy is a nice place where the girls get along and help each other during recess, and that their tutor is a kind, moon-faced woman who gives out gumdrops on test days. Yet I can't. It's not true. In fact, I could say it's quite the opposite.
The Princess Academy's tutor, Tutor Olana, locks children in a closet with rats. The top students, Miri (the main character) and Katar are in major competition. Well, at least, so Katar thinks. Miri doesn't seem to be snooty and stuck up, like Katar thinks she is. Honestly, Katar is the one who is snooty and stuck up.
So far, the whole book is an issue. The lowlanders and mountaineers hate each other (lowlander traders cheat the mountaineers of their earnings) and the lowlanders are dumbfounded that the new princess will be from Mount Eskel, since it's only a territory.
In short, this tale of kingdoms, princesses and princes is not a happyfairy tale.
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