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The Firebrand Scholar: Trading the Scaffold for the Summit

The Firebrand Scholar: Trading the Scaffold for the Summit

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The Firebrand Scholar: Trading the Scaffold for the Summit is a novel in English; you can read chapters 1–4 free here on EditWrx Reads.

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The story

After dying in disgrace in her past life, a farm girl who once disguised herself as a man to sit the Imperial Examinations wakes in a modern body that shares her name, Skylar Hayes. Switched at birth, she has just been thrown out of the wealthy Sutton family, who dote on the fake daughter, Brooke Sutton. Her foster mother, Amelia Reed, takes her back to a cramped rented apartment, where the sunniest room has always been kept for her.

At school, the Sutton family's influence has already cost her a place in Class 1, the Rocket Class, and the homeroom teacher, Ms. Williams, sends her down to Class 11. There Brooke's circle mocks her, and Cassidy Stone, the sister of Brooke's fiancé, threatens her. Undeterred, Skylar vows to master every book and take the top rank openly, as a woman this time.

She has nothing left to lose, and the Suttons will regret what they have done.

Opening excerpt

When I woke up again, I was the real daughter kicked out of the house.

My biological family called me a wicked failure and showered the fake daughter with love.

My foster mother took my hand and brought me home.

Everyone expected me to self-destruct, to fall apart.

But I didn't. I loved this era where women could hold up half the sky.

Here, there would be no female scholar wrongfully executed.

No endless condemnation or hateful public torture just because of my gender.

In this life, I would stand tall on the world stage.

"Skylar Hayes, I don't have a vicious daughter like you!"

These are the opening lines of chapter 1. Keep reading →

Chapters

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All chapters
  1. Chapter 1~530 words
  2. Chapter 2~170 words
  3. Chapter 3~330 words
  4. Chapter 4~320 words
  5. Chapter 5In the app
  6. Chapter 6In the app
  7. Chapter 7In the app
  8. Chapter 8In the app
  9. Chapter 9In the app
  10. Chapter 10In the app
  11. Chapter 11In the app
  12. Chapter 12In the app
  13. Chapter 13In the app
  14. Chapter 14In the app
  15. Chapter 15In the app
  16. Chapter 16In the app
  17. More chapters in the official app →

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Questions

Can I read The Firebrand Scholar: Trading the Scaffold for the Summit for free?

Yes — the first 4 chapters of The Firebrand Scholar: Trading the Scaffold for the Summit are free to read right here on EditWrx Reads, no sign-up needed. The rest of the story continues in the official app.

How many chapters are free here?

Chapters 1–4. Your place is saved on this device as you go, so you can stop and pick it up later tonight.

What happens after chapter 4?

Chapter 5 onward lives in the official app. Install it, enter the code 592522, and the story opens where this site leaves off.

What's The Firebrand Scholar: Trading the Scaffold for the Summit about?

After dying in disgrace in her past life, a farm girl who once disguised herself as a man to sit the Imperial Examinations wakes in a modern body that shares her name, Skylar Hayes. Switched at birth, she has just been thrown out of the wealthy Sutton family, who dote on the fake daughter, Brooke Sutton. Her foster mother, Amelia Reed, takes her back to a cramped rented apartment, where the sunniest room has always been kept for her.

EditWrx Reads carries only the sample chapters and story details the publisher has cleared for preview. To read the whole book, use the official app.