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Alanna The First Adventure Song of the Lioness Book 1 Tamora Pierce Books

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Alanna The First Adventure Song of the Lioness Book 1 Tamora Pierce Books

This was the first book I ever picked out at the library and it opened my world to reading like I had never thought possible. Before this book I hated reading. Having dyslexia made it hard to read aloud and children can be mean. It was the worst part of school. Alanna made her into my heart and captivated me. I memorized every word until I could read it out loud as if I had no learning disabilities whatsoever. Soon I realized if I could do it with one book I could do it with every book. And so my love of reading began. Now I write my own books. You have no idea how much this book and all of your others have meant to me. Thank you


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Alanna The First Adventure Song of the Lioness Book 1 Tamora Pierce Books Reviews

I was an avid reader as a youth, and burned through as much in this genre as I could. But, as a boy, I always steered clear of anything focused on girls, heroines etc. Fast forward a few decades and I have a daughter. So now I find myself catching up on YA (young adult) fiction, trying to have a bunch or recommendations for my girl.

This was a friend's recommendation and I just read it this weekend (well this and the follow up, now I'm on the third book of the quartet. I think this is a great book for young women. (Tweens I'd guess, but whenever their reading level gets here.) The story line is one of a girl who does not want her biology to shape her destiny. There are clear hurdles to being a knight as she wishes, and the book does a fair job of pointing out the difficulties of the central character who by dint of personal effort slowly but surely learns to stand on her own two feet.
I first picked up this novel as a teenager. Now I finally have my own hardback copy! This book had me hooked in the first few chapters. I knew I wanted to be just like Alanna when I grew up! She is a very strong character who you really grow to respect. You must read this series!!
If you're on the fence about buying this book (or the series) for a young book-lover you know, don't be BUY IT. And then go buy Tamora Pierce's other book series. My personal recommendation would be The Immortals Series.

This one my all-time favorite book series. I got my first copies when I was teenager (somewhere between 12 and 14? I don't really remember, it's been a while - I'm 29 now) from my mom because she loved them she was younger and thought I would too. This is an old series, first published in 1983 and it's still fantastic! I re-read my copies every few years and purchased this newest edition recently for the daughter of a friend who loves fantasy and adventure books as much as I do. I wanted her to have her own copy that she could treasure as much as I've treasured mine all these years.
I'm not gonna lie I have read all of the lioness quartet 10 times over ever since I was introduced to the series as a child, I beat my physical copies to death at how much I read them and they got lost in a move when I was older. I am reminded how much I loved the adventures of Alanna and all her friends and I am so giddy to finish this series and move on to all the others I got e-book form.

If you have a little girl do her a favor and buy this series, because if Alanna I felt like I could do anything that boys could do but I can do it better!
Review of Alanna The First Adventure
Hot Toasty Rag, June 3, 2017

Way back when, in the worlds of dragons and knights, girls weren’t allowed to train and become knights. One little girl, Alanna, wants nothing more than to fight and defend her realm. Unfortunately, her family is sending her to study the magical arts instead. This sounds like an ordinary premise to a middle-grade series, a thinly veiled attempt to show young girls they can be anything they want to be when they grow up.

This is not an ordinary book, nor is it solely for pre-teens. The story is imaginative, and the language doesn’t pander to young readers. Alanna is stubborn, determined, but kind and without attitude, which is refreshing for this genre. She is easy to root for, as are the supporting characters, from knights-in-training to princes to thieves.

The “Alanna books,” as they’re described in my household, are a staple in any young girl’s literary path to maturity. Tamora Pierce has created an absorbing world with irresistible characters. Feminism was never a cornerstone of my adolescence, and I still loved the Alanna books more than life itself. I can only imagine how much more I would have treasured them if I’d identified with the gender discrimination Alanna faces.

If you like to root for the underdog, if you feel a kindred connection to women empowerment stories, if you are drawn to the Middle Ages fantasy world, if you enjoy adventure and suspense and secrets and magic and—

Just read the Alanna books. My copies are worn, torn, and tattered. I first read them when I was Alanna’s age, and I’ve probably read each of them thirty times over the past fifteen years. Of all the books of my pre-teen years, these are the most memorable.

The books are sold separately, and the only disappointment is the redone cover illustrations in the re-released versions. My copies have the original drawings of the mass market paperbacks published in the 1980s. You can try to find them, and you can also buy all four books together in an set.
After reading Wild Magic, I decided to go back and read the beginnings before I proceeded with the rest of that series. I had been reluctant to read the Song of the Lioness series because some of the reviews I’d read indicated that the series was for teenage girls. Maybe so. I can see how it’s a great introduction to fantasy for teens. But, I’m a 65 year old man who’s thoroughly enjoyed the 2 Tamara Pierce novels I’ve read! She’s a good storyteller. The characters are engaging and well drawn. The fact that it’s such an easy read doesn’t detract from the enjoyment at all.
This was the first book I ever picked out at the library and it opened my world to reading like I had never thought possible. Before this book I hated reading. Having dyslexia made it hard to read aloud and children can be mean. It was the worst part of school. Alanna made her into my heart and captivated me. I memorized every word until I could read it out loud as if I had no learning disabilities whatsoever. Soon I realized if I could do it with one book I could do it with every book. And so my love of reading began. Now I write my own books. You have no idea how much this book and all of your others have meant to me. Thank you