What's the Name of That Book??? discussion

This book is a YA book written by an author whose name I cannot remember however I do remember that going into the library and it was in the last part of the alphabet....so I believe the author's name starts with a W. Anyway the plot of the story is about a young girl who flees with her mother's warrior or servant. He trains her to fight and she becomes a really good fighter. I believe she may get reunited with her mother towards the end. Not necessarily a medieval book but maybe belongs in that category of fantasy/medieval. It may have warior in the titles. I know this is probably one of the worst summaries lol. Not a whole lot to go on.

Leslie, your summary is a good starting point. We like to ask questions to help jog people's memories.

What year did you read this YA book?

What makes this a fantasy novel - are there wizards/magic, dragons/creatures, people with unusual powers, etc.?

Why did they have to flee? What happened to her father? It sounds like her family is/was rich or aristocratic.


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Just a guess -

Kris wrote: "Leslie, your summary is a good starting point. We like to ask questions to help jog people's memories.

What year did you read this YA book?

What makes this a fantasy novel - are there wizards/mag..."

I believe I may have read the book sometime between 2000-2005.
There are no wizards if I remember correctly or magic. This warrior/servant of her mother's trained her to fight and saved her one time from a group of people who tried to hurt her. She was very stubborn and did not want to leave her mother and tried to go back (I believe). If I am remembering this correctly I think he does die at some point and she does get reunited with her mother and is able to show her how is she now a fighter and grown up.

Also it not a series

Ok guys I think I actually found it!!!! After doing some research.....I found that I had some things wrong but I was not completely off. The book is The Edge of the Sword by Rebecca Tingle.

https://www.amazon.com/Edge-Sword-Reb...

Glad you found your book, Leslie. Here's the Goodreads link - The Edge on the Sword by Rebecca Tingle.