Monday, May 28, 2007

Alanna: The First Adventure by Tamora Pierce



This book was a quick read and is meant for young adults. The storyline is predictable. I found the first 1/2 to 3/4 of the book boring, but found the ending intriguing. Alanna is a girl who lives in a society where only males can become knights. Her twin brother wants to become a sorceror and she wants to become a knight. She then goes to the king's court (really Duke Gareth's castle) and pretends to be a boy in order to become first a page, then a squire and later a knight. In the meantime, she meets Jonathan, the Crown Prince, and George Cooper, the "King of the Rogues".

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