Hyperion, New York, 1998, 1^st pr thus.  ISBN 0-7868-1242-7.  Soft cover, 255 pages.  Some edge and cover wear, small dings at spine edges.  Interior clean and unmarked with lightly tanned pages; appears unread.  RL: 5, Ages 99-13.  ‘Sent to serve as a page in the household of his uncle, the earl of Oxford, 12-year-old Will Belet longs to be a knight for Empress Matilda in the fight to regain her throne.  Because of his youth and his small size, Will must work to overcome the nickname “Little Rabbit.”  But danger lurks inside the castle as well as on the battlefield and there is no time to be a scared rabbit.  Will must use all his resources in his quest to become a true knight and save his family and his queen.’ (from rear wrap)