Eleven-year-old Imogene (Impy) has grown up with two parents working at the Renaissance Faire, and shes eager to begin her own training as a squire. First, though, shell need to prove her bravery. Luckily Impy has just the quest in mind shell go to public school after a life of being homeschooled! But its not easy to act like a noble knight-in-training in middle school. Impy falls in with a group of girls who seem really nice... until they dont. For the first time, shes embarrassed of her thrift shop apparel, her familys unusual lifestyle, and their small, messy apartment. And when her new friends encourage her to do something mean, Impy goes along with it. Before long, Impy doesnt even recognize herself. Is she the dragon in her own story or the heroic knight?