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Book Review By Lovely Wolff
Page - Protector of the Small 2 by Tamora Pierce

Having finished her first year as a probationer, Keladry of Mindelan turns 11 and is the first official female page in centuries. However many older pages are still against 'The Girl' and plot mischievous deeds against her and her growing number of friends in the Kingdom of Tortall. Many trials stand in her way during her years as a page; she struggles to conquer her fear of heights, rages war against hazing (abuse of younger pages by senior pages or squires) thus becoming the protector of the small, discovers her talents in leadership among bandits and in the final plot rescues her kidnapped maid and dog.


Plot & Themes
Tone of book - very upbeat
FANTASY or SCIENCE FICTION? - fantasy world/fantasy past
Coming of age Yes
Youngster becomes - great warrior
Training/Apprent. Yes
Working up the ranks of...
Is this an adult or child's book? - Adult or Young Adult Book
Descript. of chases or violence - 10 %
planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 20 %
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 40 %
Descript. of society, phenomena (tech), places - 30 %

Main Character
Identity: - Female
Profession/status:
Age: - a teen

Main Adversary
Identity: - Male
Age: - a teen
Profession/status:
Eccentric: Yes
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in: - a substantial amount
How sensitive is this character?
Sense of humor - Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence - Dumb

Setting
Terrain
Earth setting: - during "Tolkien" (fairytime) times
Takes place on Earth? Yes

Writing Style
Accounts of torture and death? - moderately detailed references to deaths
How much dialogue? - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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