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Alanna wants to become a knight. Problem is, she's a girl. Hiding her true identity she trains day and night. She faces the horrors of growing up and is afraid of what may face her.
Book review by: Jules van Ratingen
Alanna-the first adventure Tamora Pierce
Alanna is an eleven year old twin to her brother Thom. Their mother died giving birth to them. Having the Gift, Thom wants to become a soucerer but his father wants him to become a knight. Alanna and her brother swap places, forging letters from their father, she becomes Alan of Trebond.Training day and night with her faithful friend Coram, so she can too become a knight and recieve her shield. Being that good gave her the chance of becoming Prince Jonathan's Squire. Their father never finds out as he likes his work more than them. She becomes best friends with a theif called George Cooper whose mother helps her along this rollercoaster journey. Finally, Alanna has to cure Jonathan from the Sweating Sickness and must use her dreading Gift to heal him. The rest you must read the book to find out!
Alanna - The First Adventure By Tamora Pierce This book is such a page turner. I never wanted to let go. It describes what this character (and others), Alanna, really wants to do. It goes through the journey of growing up and how hard it is to hide your gender. The description really makes you feel how these characters are feeling. Even though it is a fantasy, it tells you how people would really react to these things. I really enjoyed this book and you should read it yourself too!
This book may soon become a movie!!
