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First Test
Contributor(s): Pierce, Tamora (Author)

ISBN: 0375829059 ISBN-13: 9780375829055
Publisher: Ember

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Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: August 2004
Annotation: In the medieval and fantastic realm of Tortall, Keladry of Mindelan (known as Kel) is the first girl to take advantage of the decree that permits females to train for knighthood. But Kel is not a girl to underestimate. . . .
"Part school story . . . part fantasy . . . part animal story . . . this is a splendidly rousing feast."--Booklist

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Additional Information

BISAC Categories:
- Young Adult Fiction | Fantasy - Historical
- Young Adult Fiction | Historical - Medieval
- Young Adult Fiction | Girls & Women

Dewey: FIC

Age Level: 12-UP

Grade Level: 7-UP

Lexile Measure: 760(Not Available)

Series: Protector of the Small (Paperback)

Physical Information: 0.54" H x 5.57" W x 8.25" L (0.44 lbs) 240 pages

Themes:
- Chronological Period - Medieval (500-1453)

Features: Ikids, Maps, Price on Product

Accelerated Reader Info

Quiz #: 44707
Reading Level: 5.3 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 8.0

Descriptions, Reviews, Etc.

Publisher Description:
Kel will not allow this first test to be her last. Her adventure begins in the New York Times bestselling series from the fantasy author who is a legend herself: TAMORA PIERCE.

Keladry of Mindelan is the first girl who dares to take advantage of a new rule in Tortall--one that allows females to train for knighthood. After years in the Yamani Islands, she knows that women can be warriors, and now that she's returned home, Kel is determined to achieve her goal. She believes she is ready for the traditional hazing and grueling schedule of a page. But standing in Kel's way is Lord Wyldon. The training master is dead set against girls becoming knights. He says she must pass a one-year trial that no male page has ever had to endure. It's just one more way to separate Kel from her fellow trainees. But she is not to be underestimated. She will fight to succeed, even when the test is unfair.

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Tamora Pierce's books shaped me not only as a young writer but also as a young woman. She is a pillar, an icon, and an inspiration. Cracking open one of her marvelous novels always feels like coming home.
--SARAH J. MAAS, #1 New York Times bestselling author

Tamora Pierce didn't just blaze a trail. Her heroines cut a swath through the fantasy world with wit, strength, and savvy. Her stories still lead the vanguard today. Pierce is the real lioness, and we're all just running to keep pace.
--LEIGH BARDUGO, #1 New York Times bestselling author

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