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First Test

Ten years after knighthood training was opened to both males and females, no girl has been brave enough to try. But knighthood is Keladry's one true desire, and so she steps forward to put herself to the test. Up against the traditional hazing of pages and a grueling schedule, Kel faces one roadblock that seems insurmountable: Lord Wyldon, the training master of pages and squires. He is absolutely against girls becoming knights. So while he is forced to train her, Wyldon puts her on a probationary trial period that no male page has ever had to endure.

Further set apart from her fellow trainees, Kel's path to knighthood is now that much harder. But she is determined to try, and she's making friends in the most unlikely places. One thing is for sure, Kel is not a girl to underestimate.

Tamora Pierce returns to the world of Tortall in this series, the Protector of the Small Quartet. The series continues with the second volume, Page.

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"Trained from early childhood by stoic Yamani warriors, [Kel] is capable of hiding her feelings, fearless in a fight, and willing to work hard to develop the necessary physical capacity. Her sympathy and support for the underdog and her sense of chivalry earn her the admiration of a group of fellow pages. She also befriends the sparrows that live outside her window and wins over a difficult horse.... The scrappy Kel is an appealing and believable girl whose struggles to integrate a formerly all-male world are both familiar and freshly told. This is smooth storytelling and a satisfying read." — Kathleen Isaacs, School Library Journal

Product Details

Recommended Age 12 and up
Author Tamora Pierce
ISBN 0375829059
Publication Date Aug 24, 2004
Publisher Bluefire
Series Name Protector of the Small Quartet
Language English