A girl disguises herself as a boy to train as a knight in this first
book in Tamora Pierce's Margaret A. Edwards Award-winning young adult
series--now with a new look!
From now on, I'm Alan of Trebond, the younger twin. I'll be a knight.
In a time when girls are forbidden to be warriors, Alanna of Trebond
wants nothing more than to be a knight of the realm of Tortall. So she
finds a way to switch places with her twin brother, Thom, and, disguised
as a boy, begins her training as a page at the palace of King Roald. But
the road to knighthood, as she discovers, is not an easy one. Alanna
must master weapons, combat, and magic, as well as polite behavior, her
temper, and even her own heart.
So begin Alanna's adventures--filled with swords and sorcery, adventure
and intrigue, good and evil--that will lead to the fulfillment of her
dreams and make her a legend in the land.