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Alanna

The First Adventure

by Tamora Pierce

Paperback, 274 pages, Atheneum Books for Young Readers, List Price: $8.99 |

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Title: Alanna
Subtitle: The First Adventure
Author: Tamora Pierce

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Book Summary

Eleven-year-old Alanna wants to be a knight. Her brother Thom wants to be a wizard. So she disguises herself as a boy and the two switch places, leading Alanna to a lifetime of adventure as the Kingdom of Tortall's first Lady Knight.

Genres:

Young Adult
Science Fiction & Fantasy
Fiction

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