Goose Girl by Shannon Hale

One of Hale's fairy tail remakes, this is the story of a girl who would be queen. A series of traitorous events, leads to her role as the goose girl in the court of an enemy king. Unlikely friends and unusual gifts learned as a child, help her become not just a queen but a wise and just leader. This a tale of a princess who has no need of a knight in shining armor and a prince who admires just that kind of princess.