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Fantasy · 1999 · G

First Test (Protector of the Small #1)

by Tamora Pierce

Keladry of Mindelan is the first girl to openly train as a page. Everyone objects.

For12+GenreFantasyLength380 pagesRead time~10.6 hoursCommunity ratings0

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Violence

Barely any

Mild

Language

None

None

Sexual Content

None

None

Substance Use

None

None

Emotional Intensity

Barely any

Light

What this book is about

Kel doesn't hide who she is. She openly requests to train as a page — and the training master requires her to serve a probationary year that no boy has to do. A middle grade fantasy about the dignity of doing the work even when the rules are rigged against you.

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