From Tamora Pierce, the first book in the Song of the Lioness Quartet,
honored with the Margaret A. Edwards Award.
"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. Disguised as a
boy, Alanna 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.
Filled with swords and sorcery, adventure and intrigue, good and evil,
Alanna's first adventure begins--one that will lead to the fulfillment
of her dreams and make her a legend in the land.