To live in Xando is to live in paradise-until the unthinkable happens. Ruthless Barbarian pirates kidnap hundreds of the Xando children. One of them is part of the royal family, the last of his bloodline, and he becomes the children's reluctant king in an epic battle against their captors. One day, a group of escaped youths find strange forest creatures, who turn out to be their greatest allies. Meanwhile, the Kingdom of Xando finds a new ruler in the girl who was a king, who accomplished a feat no other king before her could. Together with their strange allies, the army of Xando joins the children in the fight of their lives. Devon P. Fredankey, Sr., has written an incredibly unique coming-of-age story, one set in a fantastical Renaissance period with a female hero. The Xandonians: Noved and the Girl Who Was a King? is sure to delight all readers of YA adventure and fantasy.