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will love Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. I loved this book and I loved Alanna. She is tough, loyal, and smart and she wins the loyalty of her friends despite being a girl. (  ) psychobabble4u | Nov 21, 2009 |  Perhaps I'm a bit biased because we share the same name, but Alanna is one of my favourite characters in fantasy literature. This book started my obsession with Tamora Pierce and the Tortall world, and I am forever thankful. A great book with a strong female role model in the world of men. Just the right amount of magic brings the medieval world to light. One of my favourite books of all time! A great book for preteens, but parents be warned that there is a strong love story line in the later books, however Pierce is not graphic about it, it is merely implied. (  )1  distractedmusician | Oct 28, 2009 | Alanna switches places with her twin brother, disguising herself as a boy to train as a knight. Can she keep it from the others at the palace, and what happens when she doesn't always want to be a boy? Does she have what it takes to become a knight? This is my favorite of Tamora Pierce's books. As with Mercedes Lackey, her first character seems to be her most genuine, though as with Lackey, you can tell that Pierce learned much about how plot went together throughout this series. This is a great book for middle school and younger high school readers. Girls get into it easier, as the heroine is a girl, but there is enough action that boys tricked into picking it up do manage to stay interested. Warning: there is *gasp* sex in the series. As a side note, anyone having the chance to meet Tamora Pierce should do so. She's a pretty awesome woman. (  )1 Quennith | Oct 7, 2009 | I am in love with this book. I got this book as a present from my grandmother somewhere aroudn age seven or eight and then discarded it because "ch, who wants a book for a gift?" I picked it up again around age 10, started reading it, and fell in love with the world. Pierce is a great author of young adult fiction with strong female characters. The world that Alanna and her friends and family inhabit is vivid and detailed and everything you could possibly ask for from a YA fantasy book. Alanna as the hero is clever, hardworking and tenacious and embodies everything a young girl should read. Mothers and Fathers, buy your daughters this book! Now! ( ) demeterschild | Sep 12, 2009 | I was delighted to see that this series had been reissued and once again sits on many retail shelves. This book is perfect for teenage girls. Alanna the heroine is on one hand, vivacious, headstrong and empathetic, a wonderful role model, and on the other hand she has to deal with the insecurities of a changing body and feelings whilst disguised as a boy. It is a wonderful adventure series that to this day hasn't grown old with all the mix or magic, boarding school and friendship that we have all grown to love no matter what generation. This book will not miss the target if bought as a gift, it is fast pace, witty and you are bound to fall in love with its characters. A delightful read and one I hope that will linger for generations to come. TanyaLilyFord | Aug 26, 2009 |  no reviews | add a review
Amazon.com (ISBN 0590197967, Paperback)Call it fate, call it intuition, or just call it common sense, but somehow young Alanna knows she isn't meant to become some proper lady cloistered in a convent. Instead, she wants to be a great warrior maiden--a female knight. But in the land of Tortall, women aren't allowed to train as warriors. So Alanna finds a way to switch places with her twin, Thom, and take his place as a knight in training at the palace of King Roald. Disguising herself as a boy, Alanna begins her training as a page in the royal court. Soon, she is garnering the admiration of all around her, including the crown prince, with her strong work ethic and her thirst for knowledge. But all the while, she is haunted by the recurring vision of a black stone city that emanates evil... somehow she knows it is her fate to purge that place of its wickedness. But how will she find it? And can she fulfill her destiny while keeping her gender a secret?With Alanna: The First Adventure, veteran fantasy author Tamora Pierce has created a lively, engaging heroine who will charm middle-school readers with her tomboyish bravado and have them eagerly searching for the next book in the Song of the Lioness series. Like Brian Jacques's tales of Redwall, this popular quartet is an entertaining fantasy series for younger teens. (Ages 10 to 13) --Jennifer Hubert (retrieved from Amazon Fri, 24 Apr 2009 07:58:20 -0400) The first test round has been closed. Visit the Open Shelves Classification group for details. |
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