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    <body><![CDATA[**Full Review 4/22/08**<br/><br/>First Test was about an 11-year-old who wants to be a knight. She gets let into a school that trains people but she was on &quot;probation&quot; because the leader of the school didn't like the idea of having a girl join an all-boys school. Ladies didn't become kni...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/20663557">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Arrived, she discovered just how horrible some boys could be. All except one didn't give her a chance. Nealan of Queenscove was her best friend from the beginning.<br/>But Kel wasn’t just some little girl, her family lived in the Yamanis Islands for nearly half of her life and the Yamanis' ways w...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/48169035">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Pierce, T. (1999). <em>Protector of the small: First test.</em> New York: Random House.<br/><br/><u>Summary:</u><br/>Ten year-old Keladry of Mindalen has to prove herself worthy of passing the “first test” on her way to reaching her dream of becoming a knight. Surrounded by males, Kel has to be strong enough...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/64743941">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[My word of warning: I'm probably far from Tamora Pierce's intended audience for these books set in the Tortall universe. I read the Alanna quartet a long time ago and rather enjoyed them. Pierce has obviously spend a long time researching medieval combat and society and it shows in her writing. I li...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/72283863">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[The book &quot;First Test&quot; by Tamora Pierce would interest readers who like mythical adventure books like the &quot;Eragon&quot; series or the &quot;Harry Potter&quot; books.  This book is about a little girl named Keladry or Kel who is fighting all odds in her quest to become a knight.  If she...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/51669662">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[I keep looking for a new series like the Ranger's Apprentice because that one was so dang good.  This is like a girl version of that series, yet not quite as good.  Kelardy is a 10 year old gir l who wants to become a knight.  Because of a change in the rules, girls can now enter the program for tra...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/45828189">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[This book was a bit hard for me to put down.  I probably would have stayed up all night reading if I had not forced myself to finally get some sleep.  While a young adult book, I still found it enjoyable and felt a slight stir of 'girl power' within me while reading it.  If I had a daughter of my ow...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/73784895">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <![CDATA[Keladry (known as Kel) is the first girl to take advantage of the decree that permits girls to train for the knighthood. The only thing that can stop her is Lord Wyldon, the training master of pages and squires. He does not think girls should be knights and puts her on probation for one year. It is a trial period that no male page has to endure and one that separates the friendly Kel even more from her fellow trainees. But Kel is not someone to underestimate. . . .]]>
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    <body><![CDATA[This was my first foray into Tamora Pierce's work, but I don't think it will be my last.  I liked the fact the Keladryn was a successful female in an all male environment and though she suffered through some serious hazing, she conquered it without using magic.  She used here wits, fortitude and fri...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/69288476">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <![CDATA[Keladry (known as Kel) is the first girl to take advantage of the decree that permits girls to train for the knighthood. The only thing that can stop her is Lord Wyldon, the training master of pages and squires. He does not think girls should be knights and puts her on probation for one year. It is a trial period that no male page has to endure and one that separates the friendly Kel even more from her fellow trainees. But Kel is not someone to underestimate. . . .]]>
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    <body><![CDATA[The female knight/kick-butt warrior is overly cliche and is nothing new. Pierce is a definite feminist and places her female characters above the rest in unbelievable circumstances. She tries to make Kel seem innocent and strong-willed, but it just doesn't work.]]></body>
    
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    <![CDATA[Keladry (known as Kel) is the first girl to take advantage of the decree that permits girls to train for the knighthood. The only thing that can stop her is Lord Wyldon, the training master of pages and squires. He does not think girls should be knights and puts her on probation for one year. It is a trial period that no male page has to endure and one that separates the friendly Kel even more from her fellow trainees. But Kel is not someone to underestimate. . . .]]>
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    <body><![CDATA[Yeah, didn't really like it at all. There were a few too many things that were too close to this world. I was ornery over her use of Japan and calling it by another name. The Spidrens were just... weird. Besides, the Chinese word for people is ren and add spider to it, you'd get Spidren.  It just di...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/39696040">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <![CDATA[First Test (Protector of the Small, #1)]]>
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    <![CDATA[When Alanna became the King's Champion, it was decided that girls would henceforth be allowed to train for the knighthood. But ten years have passed, and no girls have come forward. Now, however, someone is about to change all that. Her name is Kel. In this first book in a new series from popular children's fantasy writer Tamora Pierce, we are introduced to a strong, adventurous new heroine who will win the hearts and minds of fantasy fans.]]>
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    <body><![CDATA[I really enjoyed reading this book. It is the story of Keladry who has spent her whole life wanting to be a Lady Knight. When she goes to become a page they tell her she has to be on one year probationary period so she sets off to prove them all she can do it. In the end she proves herself worthy al...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/73340206">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <![CDATA[Keladry (known as Kel) is the first girl to take advantage of the decree that permits girls to train for the knighthood. The only thing that can stop her is Lord Wyldon, the training master of pages and squires. He does not think girls should be knights and puts her on probation for one year. It is a trial period that no male page has to endure and one that separates the friendly Kel even more from her fellow trainees. But Kel is not someone to underestimate. . . .]]>
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  <read_at>Mon Jul 27 20:22:07 -0700 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[Keladry is the first girl to apply to train as a knight since the law limiting knighthood to men was changed 10 years ago, but that doesn't mean that she'll be accepted.  The knight in charge of training the pages is dead-set against Kel making it through the first year, and it's hard for any page t...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/65041297">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <![CDATA[Keladry (known as Kel) is the first girl to take advantage of the decree that permits girls to train for the knighthood. The only thing that can stop her is Lord Wyldon, the training master of pages and squires. He does not think girls should be knights and puts her on probation for one year. It is a trial period that no male page has to endure and one that separates the friendly Kel even more from her fellow trainees. But Kel is not someone to underestimate. . . .]]>
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    <body><![CDATA[I recently finished rereading this book and it is a great addition to all those girl power books.  Maybe I should make a new shelf for them.  I think Keladry is my favorite of Tamora Pierce's characters, because she seems to be the most human--complete with weaknesses and things that go wrong for he...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/38239063">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <![CDATA[Keladry (known as Kel) is the first girl to take advantage of the decree that permits girls to train for the knighthood. The only thing that can stop her is Lord Wyldon, the training master of pages and squires. He does not think girls should be knights and puts her on probation for one year. It is a trial period that no male page has to endure and one that separates the friendly Kel even more from her fellow trainees. But Kel is not someone to underestimate. . . .]]>
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    <body><![CDATA[Once again with a female protagonist, Pierce tells the story of Keladry, a young girl who dreams to one day become a Lady Knight like the Great Alanna the Lioness. However, Keladry is a girl wanting to achieve something that only boys get to do. Exposing herself to prejudices, stereotypes, violence,...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/75163799">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <![CDATA[Keladry (known as Kel) is the first girl to take advantage of the decree that permits girls to train for the knighthood. The only thing that can stop her is Lord Wyldon, the training master of pages and squires. He does not think girls should be knights and puts her on probation for one year. It is a trial period that no male page has to endure and one that separates the friendly Kel even more from her fellow trainees. But Kel is not someone to underestimate. . . .]]>
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    <body><![CDATA[So far so good.  I've asked my little sister to bring me the rest of the series when she comes to town so I can finish... Guess I'm addicted!  <br/><br/>Light reading, definitely not challenging to read.  I am not as &quot;hooked&quot; on this as the Eragon &amp; Harry Potter serieses (is that right??...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/63888117">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Lovely to read! Peirce has got it down! ]]></body>
    
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    <![CDATA[Keladry (known as Kel) is the first girl to take advantage of the decree that permits girls to train for the knighthood. The only thing that can stop her is Lord Wyldon, the training master of pages and squires. He does not think girls should be knights and puts her on probation for one year. It is a trial period that no male page has to endure and one that separates the friendly Kel even more from her fellow trainees. But Kel is not someone to underestimate. . . .]]>
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    <body><![CDATA[This is the first book of the protector of the small quartet. This book is about Keladry of Mindelan, or Kel's first year as a page, her probationary year. She meets new friends, who help her in her test, in becoming a page. She is referred to as &quot;The Girl&quot;, or &quot;Lump&quot;. Along her ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/41942278">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[At first glance, this book seems <em>exactly</em> like the <u>Song of the Lioness series</u>: a girl training <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1934.Little_Women" title="Little Women by Louisa May Alcott">to be a King</a>ht and the difficulties she overcomes.<br/>Well, in a way it is.<br/>Except for the fact that Kell of Milderain doesn't disguies as a boy: there is a new rule in Tortall that girls can train a...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/37024084">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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