| Edition |
First edition. |
| Physical Description |
302 pages : chiefly color illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Note |
North Star YA Award Nominee 2023-2024. |
| Summary |
In a Middle Eastern-inspired fantasy world, a 14-year-old-girl, Aiza, lives in an Empire wracked by famine and escalating border wars. Aiza dreams of becoming a knight, the most prestigious rank in the military, and the only way to elevate her status since her people, the Ornu, are second-class citizens in the Bayt-Saji Empire. Hiding her cultural background to train as a squire, she navigates the rigorous training that all knights undergo to test their mettle. But everything falls apart after her friend gets badly injured during a raid and she uncovers a military conspiracy that threatens to keep the Empire in a state of perpetual war. Aiza will have to decide: turn her back on her morals and heritage, or turn her back on her dream and possibly, her only chance of freedom? |
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Coming of age -- Comic books, strips, etc.
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Soldiers -- Comic books, strips, etc.
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Self-realization -- Comic books, strips, etc.
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Teenage girls -- Comic books, strips, etc.
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War -- Comic books, strips, etc.
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Citizenship -- Comic books, strips, etc.
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Comics (Graphic works)
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Graphic novels.
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| Alt Author |
Alfageeh, Sara, illustrator.
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