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Alanna: The First Adventure (The Song of the Lioness, Book 1) Paperback - 2010
by Pierce, Tamora
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- Title Alanna: The First Adventure (The Song of the Lioness, Book 1)
- Author Pierce, Tamora
- Binding Paperback
- Edition First Edition
- Condition Used - Acceptable
- Pages 272
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Atheneum Books for Young Readers, New York
- Date 2010
- Bookseller's Inventory # G1442426411I5N00
- ISBN 9781442426412 / 1442426411
- Weight 0.51 lbs (0.23 kg)
- Dimensions 8.25 x 5.56 x 0.75 in (20.96 x 14.12 x 1.91 cm)
- Ages 12 to 15 years
- Grade levels 7 - 10
- Reading level 690
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 83002595
- Dewey Decimal Code FIC
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Summary
From Tamora Pierce, the first book in the Song of the Lioness Quartet, honored with the Margaret A. Edwards Award.
âÈêFrom now on IâÈçm Alan of Trebond, the younger twin. IâÈçll be a knight.âÈë
And so young Alanna of Trebond begins the journey to knighthood. Alanna has always craved the adventure and daring allowed only for boys; her twin brother, Thom, yearns to learn the art of magic. So one day they decide to switch places: Disguised as a girl, Thom heads for the convent; Alanna, pretending to be a boy, is on her way to the castle of King Roald to begin her training as a page. But the road to knighthood is not an easy one. As Alanna masters the skills necessary for battle, she must also learn to control her heart and to discern her enemies from her allies. Filled with swords and sorcery, adventure and intrigue, good and evil, AlannaâÈçs first adventure beginsâÈ'one that will lead to the fulfillment of her dreams and make her a legend in the land.
âÈêFrom now on IâÈçm Alan of Trebond, the younger twin. IâÈçll be a knight.âÈë
And so young Alanna of Trebond begins the journey to knighthood. Alanna has always craved the adventure and daring allowed only for boys; her twin brother, Thom, yearns to learn the art of magic. So one day they decide to switch places: Disguised as a girl, Thom heads for the convent; Alanna, pretending to be a boy, is on her way to the castle of King Roald to begin her training as a page. But the road to knighthood is not an easy one. As Alanna masters the skills necessary for battle, she must also learn to control her heart and to discern her enemies from her allies. Filled with swords and sorcery, adventure and intrigue, good and evil, AlannaâÈçs first adventure beginsâÈ'one that will lead to the fulfillment of her dreams and make her a legend in the land.