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Tamora Pierce has always been a favorite author of mine and I definitely see her as a source of inspiration for my own writing. Alanna: The First Adventure is a fantastic story, the first of many. This is my second time reading it and it never disappoints.
The story, in my opinion, is only as good as its main character, and Alanna is fantastic. She's charming with her wit and steel backbone. Sometimes, though, I think ...more
*This is a mini review*
Tamora Pierce has always been a favorite author of mine and I definitely see her as a source of inspiration for my own writing. Alanna: The First Adventure is a fantastic story, the first of many. This is my second time reading it and it never disappoints.
The story, in my opinion, is only as good as its main character, and Alanna is fantastic. She's charming with her wit and steel backbone. Sometimes, though, I think ...more
Listening to the audiobook
I wanted to "read" something by Tamora Pierce and this was the first available at the library. I quite enjoyed it. Girl disguises herself as boy to be trained as a knight. Fantasy. I'm not sure why I liked it so much, but it was really well done. I'm going to go on to the next one and read more by Tamora Pierce. I recommend it for anyone - especially girls - 12 and up. ...more
I wanted to "read" something by Tamora Pierce and this was the first available at the library. I quite enjoyed it. Girl disguises herself as boy to be trained as a knight. Fantasy. I'm not sure why I liked it so much, but it was really well done. I'm going to go on to the next one and read more by Tamora Pierce. I recommend it for anyone - especially girls - 12 and up. ...more
I felt Alanna was a tad annoying at first, but she grew on me as I read. I'll probably read the next one regardless of my rating.
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Good book, I would recommend it for the 8-13 age group. However older readers may enjoy it as well, I certainly did.
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Erin
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May 05, 2009
Elizabeth
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it was amazing
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