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Loading... Alanna: The First Adventure (1983)by Tamora Pierce
  
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Eleven-year-old Alanna, who aspires to be a knight even though she is a girl, disguises herself as a boy to become a royal page, a learning many hard lessons along her path to high adventure. No library descriptions found. |
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* This is the best story Tamora Pierce has written, by far. If you've read other Tamora Pierce books and didn't like them, I still recommend this one to you.
* While it's sold as four separate books, and each book does manage to stand on its own, they're best read together as a single long story and all at once.
* Simple, straightforward style of writing.
* I just love it, ok? It's not always perfect but I even love the imperfections. (