Fiona Marchbank Ladies of the Knight

A Kids' Indie Next Pick "This colorful action-packed graphic novel about a medieval world with jousting knights, competitive rivalries, eager apprentices and corporate sponsorships is almost like a feudal and PG-13 "Heated Rivalry," starring female characters." -- New York Times In a land where glamorous knights compete in showy tournaments for fame and fortune, George wants to be the best. Being small and untrained means no knight will give her a coveted spot as their squire, but George won't give up on her dreams so easily. Serafina is the best knight around, no question. She's so good that she's getting bored and reckless in her jousts. It doesn't help that everyone is mesmerized by Aethelberg, her sparkling rival, who is much better at playing to the crowd, while Serafina would rather keep to herself and practice her swordplay. When Serafina's wife and patroness insists on her taking plucky George as a squire, Serafina suddenly finds herself in the position she never wanted--a mentor. Their partnership is going to be even harder than it looks, considering George can barely hold a sword without giving herself a black eye and Serafina is even pricklier than the lance she wields. But if either of them are going to take the league of knights by storm, they'll have to learn that neither of them can do it alone. In her author-illustrator debut, step into Fiona Marchbank's ( Fairest Of All: A Villains Graphic Novel, Of Her Own Design ) colorful, medieval world for fans of Squire and Ella Enchanted and follow George on a quest to be the greatest knight in all the land . . .