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Violence
Some
Training violence and hazing; some fights; age-appropriate for YA
Language
Barely any
Clean language appropriate for younger readers
Sexual Content
Barely any
No sexual content
Substance Use
Barely any
None
Emotional Intensity
Some
The psychological weight of being the first and having to be better than everyone else while being treated worse
What this book is about
Keladry of Mindelan wants to train as a knight—and is the first girl to officially try, after Alanna disguised herself. Tamora Pierce's Protector of the Small series opener follows Kel through a brutal first year of training, facing institutional resistance and hazing while proving herself through quiet persistence.
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