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Alanna wants to be a warrior, not a lady, so when her father sends her twin brother to court to become a page, she takes his place and changes her name to Alan. Her brother Thom disguises himself her clothes and sneaks off to learn magic (unfortunately we don't get much of his story). This was a favorite when I was 9 or 10; I suspect it wouldn't seem very original to me at this point.
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This old book is amazing.. reminds me of Mulan but well.. Alanna/Alan is still too young in here.. starting the journey at 10 (or nine) years old. She disguised herself as her twin brother and then enrolled in knighthood academy (reminds you of Harry Potter but with weapons and harsh practice). But then the story evolve thicker with the fact that Alanna/Alan actually possess this strange power and her power is what I believe will be fully shown in her next books.
Overall, great book.. recommended ...more
Overall, great book.. recommended ...more
I read Alanna The First Adventure because Kristin Cashore (a author of Graceling) recommended it so highly on her blog. I was surprised that the audience for the book was so young. John picked it up for me at his library, and I had to send him to the children's room. (I often spend time in the Teen area, obviously, I suppose.) The character starts out young and moves into her teen years throughout he story.
The story centers around Alanna who is not interested in learning to become a lady, but ho ...more
The story centers around Alanna who is not interested in learning to become a lady, but ho ...more
This was exactly what I was expecting: A YA fantasy about a girl disguising herself as a boy in order to train to be a knight. A little on the bland side - no one is terribly complicated - but there are adventures with gods and magic. Just right for bedtime stories, as was the reader's voice.
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Just reread this and liked it a lot better the second time around. Tamora Pierce has become like brain candy for me.
Jul 14, 2008
Terri
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Erin
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Kelly
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Dec 20, 2010
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