» Teens and Up</h1> <article> <h1>Alanna: The First Adventure by Tamora Pierce</h1> <p>admin — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 04:05:29 +0000</p> <p><a href="http://www.fishpond.co.nz/product_info.php?ref=1128&id=9780689878558&affiliate_banner_id=1" target="_blank"></a><a href="http://www.fishpond.co.nz/product_info.php?ref=1128&id=9780689878558&affiliate_banner_id=1" target="_blank">Alanna, the First Adventure</a><br /> Alanna changes her name to Alan and pretends to be her twin brother, so she can become a knight. She is talented at fighting, archery and riding. Because only boys can become knights she must deceive those around her otherwise she will be sent to a convent to learn how to be a lady. Her brother Thon wants to become a sorcerer. The book is about her training to be a knight. A knight’s training takes 8 years, this is the first of 4 books.</p> <p>My daughter (14) enjoyed all 4 of these books. They were a good story but thought that she would have enjoyed the first and second book more when she was a little younger (perhaps for 12 years and up). The books do get better as they go along.</p> <p>Not recommended for those that do not like magic/socerery etc. She also writes about the changes in Allana’s body as she gets older.</p> <p>Pierce has written another set of books the first one is <a href="http://www.fishpond.co.nz/product_info.php?ref=1128&id=9780679889175&affiliate_banner_id=1" target="_blank">Protector of the Small: 1: First Test</a>. This set is about of another girl and her quest to become a knight but the law has been changed as a result of Allana being knighted so she does not have to masquerade as a boy.</p> <p>Here is a link for the books at the <a href="http://www.elgar.govt.nz/search~S1?/a+Pierce,+Tamora/apierce+tamora/1,37,108,B/exact&FF=apierce+tamora&1,65,/indexsort=-" target="_blank">Auckland Libraries</a> (just select your region along the top to request the books).</p> </article> </main></body></html>