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Type of bind: Mass Market Paperback
EAN num: 9780679889175
ISBN number: 0679889175
Label: Laurel Leaf
Manufacturer: Laurel Leaf
Quantity: 1
Page Count: 224
Printing Date: May 23, 2000
Publishing house: Laurel Leaf
Age index: Ages 9-12
Release Date: May 23, 2000
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In the medieval and fantastic realm of Tortall, Keladry of Mindelan is the very first girl to take advantage of the decree that permits females to train for knighthood.
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the very first test shows the hardships that keladry faces as she earns respect from all mannor of people. i personally think its one of the best books ive read in a while...
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The First Test is the very first book in a four book series, geniusely crafted by Tamora Pierce. This book follows the rambunctious ten- year old girl named Kelamdry. She has watched her two brothers and father go on and become knights, which more than anything she longs to do. There is just one problem.... she is a girl. There is only one other girl who has made it on to Knighthood... Alana the Lioness, her hero. After some arguing with the King, Lord Wyldon: The master trainer for the amateur Pages and Squires is forced to train her. He has only one condition...instead of having 4 years to complete the training, he is putting her on probation, which means she will have only one year to prove herself worthy of returning the following year. Kelandry is challenged with every obstacle imaginable: Teasing, Bullying, and worst of all Lord Wyldon picking on her to tears. Then when Spidrens {an evil half spider, half man, creature} invade on a near by town, the pages and squires are sent along with the warriors to fight them. Will Kelandry survive the gruesome battle? Find out in the First Test. I really enjoyed this book; it is filled with real life experiences, along with a suspending plot. This book is a really great book, for anyone who enjoys adventure, suspense and friendship. Anyone will enjoy this series, I know I did.
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I love Pierce's Trickster books, so I was excited to find this one. My excitement didn't last long. This book is flat and unimaginitive. In the two hundred-plus pages, the only real question addressed is whether or not Keladry will be allowed to continue her training the subsequent year. (Keladry also has to figure out how to get along with the boys and stop some bullies, but the bullies' actions have so little effect on her [when they fight, she gets special medical attention; when they mess up her room, the maids take care of it] and making friends with the boys takes so little effort that this is a non-issue.) The focus on the gender issue at the exclusion of everything else makes the plot one-dimensional and Keladry seem whiney.
I won't be reading the rest of this series.
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Loved this book just like all of her other books. A great read for girls of all ages. I would even read this book to young children. Most of Pierce's books are centered around a strong female role model and this one follows suit.
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This is a great book that I bought for my Tween-age daughter, it held her interest so well that she went back and re reads them, I read them as well and found even an adult male could enjoy and relate to the characters. I especially like the many life lessons and moral that are weaved through the book they are presented in a non threatening no preachy way, I am not sure that my Daughter new she was being educated while she was entertained. I thought many of the school ( even though it was Knight school) issues that Kel and her friends face were very applicable to a 14 year old about to face High school and in the troughs of a Puberty, with out being too edgy or preachy. Time well spent for anyone.
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