He’s kind, charming-and might have information about what really happened to her father. But then she meets Étienne, her target in uncovering a potential assassination plot. With her newfound sisters at her side, Tania feels that she has a purpose, that she belongs. And they don’t shy away from a sword fight. It’s a secret training ground for new Musketeers: women who are socialites on the surface, but strap daggers under their skirts, seduce men into giving up dangerous secrets, and protect France from downfall. But L’Académie des Mariées, Tania realizes, is no finishing school. His dying wish? For Tania to attend finishing school. Then Papa is brutally, mysteriously murdered. Everyone thinks her near-constant dizziness makes her weak, nothing but “a sick girl.” But Tania wants to be strong, independent, a fencer like her father-a former Musketeer and her greatest champion.
Tania de Batz is most herself with a sword in her hand. One for All is a gender-bent retelling of The Three Musketeers, in which a girl with a chronic illness trains as a Musketeer and uncovers secrets, sisterhood, and self-love. “There are no limits to the will-and the strength-of this unique female hero.” -Tamora Pierce, writer of the Song of the Lioness and the Protector of the Small quartets NPR BEST BOOK OF 2022, YALSA 2023 BEST FICTION FOR YOUNG ADULTS, 2023 JUNIOR LIBRARY GUILD SELECTION, BOOKLIST BEST FIRST NOVEL FOR YOUTH 2022, CHICAGO PUBLIC LIBRARY BEST BOOK OF 2022, 2023 LONE STAR READING LIST SELECTION, BUZZFEED BEST YA BOOK OF 2022, PASTE MAGAZINE BEST YA BOOK OF 2022, RISE: A FEMINIST BOOK PROJECT SELECTION
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