02191cam a2200433 i 4500 739091950 TxAuBib 20230329120000.0 220318s2022||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 9780062945853 0062945858 9780062945846 006294584X (OCoLC)1301361353 TxAuBib rda Shammas, Nadia,. Squire [TGN] / written by Nadia Shammas ; illustrated by Sara Alfageeh. First edition. New York : Quill Tree Books, [2022] 302 pages : chiefly color illustrations ; 24 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier sti rdacontent rdamedia rdacarrier In a Middle Eastern-inspired fantasy world, a 14-year-old-girl, Aiza, lives in an Empire wracked by famine and escalating border wars. Aiza dreams of becoming a knight, the most prestigious rank in the military, and the only way to elevate her status since her people, the Ornu, are second-class citizens in the Bayt-Saji Empire. Hiding her cultural background to train as a squire, she navigates the rigorous training that all knights undergo to test their mettle. But everything falls apart after her friend gets badly injured during a raid and she uncovers a military conspiracy that threatens to keep the Empire in a state of perpetual war. Aiza will have to decide: turn her back on her morals and heritage, or turn her back on her dream and possibly, her only chance of freedom? 20230329. Coming of age Comic books, strips, etc. Soldiers Comic books, strips, etc. Self-realization Comic books, strips, etc. Teenage girls Comic books, strips, etc. War Comic books, strips, etc. Citizenship Comic books, strips, etc. Comics (Graphic works.) Graphic novels. Alfageeh, Sara,. TXGPL