General Information
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 Title:                  First Test
 Author:                 Tamora Pierce
 Read By:                Bernadette Dunne
 Copyright:              1999
 Audiobook Copyright:    2007
 Genre:                  Juvenile Fantasy
 Publisher:              Listening Library
 Series Name:            Protector of the Small
 Position in Series:     01
 Abridged:               No

Original Media Information
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 Number:                 5
 Source:                 Library
 Condition:              Good

File Information
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 Number of MP3s:         84
 Total Duration:         5:45:54
 Total MP3 Size:         158.98
 Encoded With:           LAME 3.98
 Encoded At:             CBR 64 kbit/s 44100 Hz Mono
 Normalize:              MP3Gain, Track 89dB
 Noise Reduction:        None
 ID3 Tags:               Set, v1.1, v2.3

Book Description
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Editorial Reviews
From AudioFile
Tamora Pierce's new series, set in her medieval kingdom of Tortall, 
features 10-year-old Keladry as heroine. As the first girl to take advantage 
of a decree allowing females to train for knighthood, Kel must prove 
herself in a male-dominated world. Bernadette Dunne's pleasant, well-paced 
voice allows listeners to absorb Pierce's richly detailed settings while 
coming to know the story's many characters. Dunne also brings a wry 
sense of humor to the challenges Kel faces and endows the feisty heroine 
with a believable, likable personality. Kel is brave, hard-working, 
and fair-minded, a great character for young female listeners to admire. 
Dunne draws out all the magic in Pierce's intricately imagined, fantastical 
Tortall while simultaneously grounding it as a believable, sometimes 
grittily real, place. 

Product Description
In the medieval and fantastic realm of Tortall, Keladry of Mindelan 
(known as Kel) is the first girl to take advantage of the decree that 
permits females to train for knighthood. Up against the traditional 
hazing of pages and a grueling schedule, Kel faces only one real roadblock: 
Lord Wyldon, the training master of pages and squires. He is absolutely 
against girls becoming knights. So while he is forced to train her, 
Wyldon puts her on probation for one year. It is a trial period that 
no male page has ever had to endure and one that separates the good-natured 
Kel even more from her fellow trainees during the tough first year. 
But Kel is not a girl to underestimate, as everyone is about to find 
out.

