Keladry has finally worked her way through her page training, despite the opposition from traditional members of the court, and some of her fellow pages. She is now a Squire, but no knight has come forward to be her sponsor, or Knight-Master. Is she to be stuck at the palace doing desk-work for ever? She's not sure she can stand it-she's spent her years of training preparing to fight, not to be a secretary. A spine-chilling fantasy that has its roots in the real world and real relationships.

 

 

This book is part of a book series called Protector Of the Small Quartet .

There are 400 pages in this book.

It is aimed at Young Adult readers. The term Young Adult (YA) is used for books which have the following characteristics: (1) aimed at ages 12-18 years, US grades 7-12, UK school years 8-15, (2) around 50-75k words long, (3) main character is aged 12-18 years, (4) topics include self-reflection, internal conflict vs external, analyzing life and its meaning, (5) point of view is often in the first person, and (6) swearing, violence, romance and sexuality are allowed.

This book was published in 2001 by Scholastic .

Tamora Pierce is a popular and internationally renowned author of gripping fantasy novels for children. Visit her new website, www sheroesCentral. com, cohosted by Meg Cabot, author of The Princess Diaries.