The Princess Knight (Booklist Editor's Choice. Books for Youth (Awards))

Description:

Violetta, a little princess, is determined to become as big and strong as her brothers. She secretly teaches herself to become the bravest and cleverest knight in the land until she must face the king's best knights in a jousting tournament. Will she be ready?

subjects: Determination (Personality trait),  Juvenile fiction,  Knights and knighthood,  Princesses,  Pictorial works,  Fiction,  Stories,  Teenage girls,  Young women,  Contests,  Siblings,  Assertiveness in women,  Persistence,  Sex role,  Medieval Civilization,  Children's stories, German,  Picture books,  Kings, queens, rulers,  Awards, prizes, honors,  Brothers and sisters,  Assertiveness in girls,  Self-fulfillment in girls,  Self-fulfillment in women,  Independence in girls,  Independence in women,  Determination (Personal quality),  Women's role,  Options, alternatives, choices,  Détermination (Trait de personnalité),  Romans, nouvelles, etc. pour la jeunesse,  Adolescentes,  Jeunes femmes,  Concours et compétitions,  Frères et sœurs,  Assertivité chez la femme,  Persévérance,  Rôle selon le sexe,  Civilisation médiévale,  Ouvrages illustrés,  Romans, nouvelles,  Histoires pour enfants allemandes,  Medieval tournaments,  Accelerated Reader,  Children's fiction,  Princesses, fiction,  Knights and knighthood, fiction,  Personality, fiction,  Juvenile literature