The Warrior Maiden,Dickerson, Melanie Melanie Dickerson,

She is expected to marry, cook, and have children-and instead she's sneaking off to war.\n\nCan she manage to stay alive, save her mother, and keep the handsome son of a duke from discovering her secret?\n\nThe Warrior Maiden is a reimagining of the classic Mulan tale in medieval Europe. When Mulan takes her father's place in battle against the besieging Teutonic Knights, she realizes she has been preparing for this journey her whole life-and that her life, and her mother's, depends on her success.\n\nAs the adopted daughter of poor parents, Mulan has little power in the world.\n\nIf she can't prove herself on the battlefield, she could face death-or, perhaps worse, marriage to the village butcher. Disguised as a young man, Mulan meets the German duke's son, Wolfgang, who is determined to save his people even if it means fighting against his own brother.\n\nWolfgang is exasperated by the new soldier who always seems to be one step away from disaster-or showing him up in embarrassing .