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Gr 4-6–Set in the Middle Ages, this hilarious illustrated novel centers on Max, who is often mistaken for a boy because of her short hair and assertive personality. Max wants to be a knight, not an entertainer like her uncle. She finally gets her chance when her uncle is kidnapped by the evil and aptly named King Gastley. She and several and other cou...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

It's the Middle Ages, and redheaded Max is Uncle Budrick's troubadour apprentice. Max longs to become a knight, but there's just one problem: Max is a girl, a fact neatly not revealed until almost fifty pages in. She's shocked when she learns that girls aren't allowed to be knights or do most jobs boys do. When the kingdom of Byjovia's treacherous King Gastley makes the inept Budrick his fool, Max rescues her uncle with help from new friends Kevyn, Millie, and Simon (who dub themselves "the...Log In or Sign Up to Read More