The release date for the English version of 'Page' by
Tamora Pierce is Dec 2008. If you enjoy this novel, it is available for buy as a paperback from Barnes & Noble or Indigo, as an ebook on the Amazon Kindle store, or as an audiobook on Audible.
11-year-old Keladry of Mindelan faces an uphill struggle as the first female page in history to survive beyond the first year of official training to become a knight. Apart from demonstrating her value as a page, Kel also devotes her time to protecting other first-year pages from harassment, completing her assignments on time, overcoming her crippling fear of heights, and adhering to Lord Wyldon's demanding physical training regimen. Kel's enemies will stop at nothing to hinder her success; they even torture her friends and ruin the Midwinter Festivities before robbing her of her maid and dog on the day of her final exams. In the summer between her second and third year, Kel instructs a group of pages in defense tactics against renegade bandits, and on the day she gets her period, too, the tide of resistance starts to change.