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Synopsis
In an alternate Victorian England, fourteen-year-old orphan Henry Grim, a maltreated servant at an exclusive school for the "sons of Gentry and Quality," begins a new life when he unexpectedly becomes the first commoner to be accepted at Knightley Academy, a prestigious boarding school for knights.
Is Knightley Academy appropriate for my child?
Suitable for most readers 10 and up.
A middle-grade fantasy about class barriers and social mobility in an alternate Victorian England, featuring a servant boy who becomes the first commoner admitted to an elite knight academy. Mild peril appropriate for the age group.
What to know going in
This book has mild violence, no sexual content, and clean language. Content notes include abandonment and class struggle.
Who'll love this
Kids who love underdog stories and boarding school adventures will root for Henry as he proves himself at a school where no one like him has ever been allowed.