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Haven‘t returned to Tortall in a while, so I‘ve been reading Alanna as my before bed book. The Tortall books were just hugely impactful for me in my tweens, and I still love them. Gotta say though, I think when I replaced them a few years back I got the worst covers (on the left)- the older ones and the current ones that I‘ve seen both look better. She looks a little possessed 😅 contents are still good though.

I recently brought a bunch of children's books from my parent's huse. I don't recall reading this series when I was a child. Also checking if it's something for my 8yo.

I‘ve loved these books for my whole life and upon my latest reread the internalized sexism didn‘t bother me nearly as much as when I was in my late teens. I love this series so much because it‘s such a lovely way to introduce you to all the key players in tortall as children 💙💚💜

I‘m always excited to see some of my tweenage favourites on the shelving trolley…

Alanna: The First Adventure was written by Tamora Pierce in 1983. This is a wonderful fantasy book about an adventurous girl who wants to train as a knight so she swaps places with her twin brother. This book is honored with the Margaret A. Edwards Award. Great read!

Listening to the audiobook of this all-time childhood favorite was just magical and nostalgic and satisfying. This series-starter embodies so many favorite fantasy tropes—the strong female character, a girl disguised as a boy, training to be a knight, friends with the crown prince and the king of thieves, who fights her magical powers—AND representation of puberty and menstruation—sign me up! This book will always be my treasured friend.

Alanna has her idea

I first came across this series at around the time the books were being written and I‘d always wanted to be a knight so they appealed to me. So now (nostalgia) I‘ve collected this first quartet for my own shelves in the same binding style. Time to start re-reading it!
🌕🌕🌕🌗🌑

#horse #curiouscovers
My favorite middle grade fantasy series!

relistening to this book and it explains a lot of why I am who I am today. Alanna is the original female MC that is sick of the patriarchy and shoves it back in the faces of all the men in her life. Such a strong character, reading this makes me feel like I can do anything. She is the blueprint.

I am listening to this book I read once as a child, partly to listen to a podcast about the series and partially to figure out why I didn't take to the books as a kid, and I at least have a grasp of the second part. I've always been interested in gender fluidity/fuckery, but this book pushes back on that So Much. I know it's of its time and that the author has different since, but it feels like walking into a brick wall.

Famous Last Words by My Chemical Romance

Best Endings

#beatthebacklist #beatthebacklist2020 #btbdecember20

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Many of the best selling teen fantasy authors, Maas, Bardugo, Nix, etc., credit Pierce as a groundbreaker for the “strong female protagonist” and paving the way for so many stories I love.
This book was first published in 1983 & being around Narnia reading level, this isn‘t usually what I read, but I‘m enjoying going to the roots of a favorite genre, and I will finish this 4 book series & will look into the other series set it Tortall.

I love Tamora Pierce's writing so much! 😍 Her strong female protagonists and magical worldbuilding are always just such a delight to experience! 💕📚

I believe in deeds, not words.

It‘s been years but I‘ve found myself in the midst of a reread binge - so going back to Tortall seemed like an obvious choice. I love this book! From Alanna training in secret to defeat her bully to her getting her period, freaking out and breaking into George‘s apartment to a certain revealing incident in the Black City. I‘m hoping the rest of the series holds up!

I was in need of a comfort read so I dove back into the world of Tortall. I love these books so much! In my opinion, modern YA can‘t even compare to Tamora Pierce‘s books.

This book is even more precious to me now because it is signed by Tamora.

#tortall

#7days7books

Simon Teen has some books and excerpts available for free to read on their website for the month of April!

https://rivetedlit.com/2020/04/01/every-book-you-can-read-for-free-on-riveted-by...

#freebooks

I forgot to take a photo. My first Tamora Pierce, loved it. It‘s a book of a certain type: reminds me of the Prydian chronicles, or of Narnia. Short and to the point. But fabulous. Looking forward to the others. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️💫

Oh I want this. I want this so bad. But I am so nervous! Please be good! #bookadaptations

❤️🦁❤️

https://www.tor.com/2019/11/01/tamora-pierces-tortall-books-are-coming-to-tv/

A wild Friday night with Lup! The second week back at school was a little rough, so I‘m practicing some self-care by revisiting the world of Tortall.

When I think of #adventure...
#letstravelaugust @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @OriginalCyn620

I looooved this book. I wish I had known about Alanna when I was a tween! I love her boldness and the way she makes a goal for herself and sticks with it, even though it is incredibly hard. And I can‘t tell you guys how much I appreciate that Ms. Pierce wrote some of Alanna‘s coming-of-age stuff into the story: how her body is changing as she grows into a teenager 🙌🏻

I‘m excited for more of this series-I want to see Alanna achieve her big goal!

I can‘t believe I‘ve never read this series before!!

Late last night, I wanted a great fantasy story, so I searched my shelves for something similar to Summers at Castle Auburn by Sharon Shinn which I LOVED. This one is just a little bit different but I‘m flying thru it and oh man, I sooo wish I‘d read it as a tween.

Have any of you read the Song of the Lioness books?

The entire Song of the Lioness Quartet is on sale today on Kindle. Get the whole series for less than $8! https://smile.amazon.com/gp/kindle/series/B00W83E4SG

#kindledailydeal #dealalert

It‘s Episode 44 of my podcast, and I‘m reading — for the first time ever! — Tamora Pierce‘s Song of the Lioness Quartet. Claire Fallon from HuffPost and the Here to Make Friends podcast joins me to discuss the first book in the series, Alanna: The First Adventure, which raises questions of identity, gender, conformity, and whether or not violet eyes occur in nature... and we talk about it ALL, plus my love for Mulan. Link in bio to listen! 🎧

I loved all the Tamora Pierce books I‘ve read when I was in grade school. Picked this one up cheaply and couldn‘t put it down. Finished in one day, can‘t wait to finish the series

🚀🏰 both
🏰🚀 both
☕️ (sometimes tea too, but mostly coffee)
🔮magical powers
💘Salty rivalry that leads to a sweet romance
Neither
🏙🏚Both
🐈🤖Either
Neither
📔Stand Alone
📓 YA is fine with me
@hermyknee this is such a fun #thisorthat

One of the first fantasy books I remember reading. Recently reread it and would recommend it to anybody!

These are the books selected for The Song of the Lioness heroine Alanna of Trebond. I can vouch that the top one which I read in elementary school is pretty much a perfect pick

I really enjoyed this, my first foray into the world of Tortall. Alanna/Alan defies her father to become the knight she knows she is meant to be. I like her strong intuition & how she follows through to do what she feels is right. She‘s not gonna let anyone hold her back or determine her identity & she‘s building a support network to support the legend you can already see developing.

I like when books don‘t shy away from The Period Problem 🤷‍♀️

Guys I saw this on FB and I thought LITSY was the perfect place to do this SO.

I‘m taking part in a tagalong game to post 7 covers of books I love. No reviews, no explanation, just pictures and love. Each day, I‘ll tag someone new to play along and those people should too! Let‘s have fun!

Let‘s all use this hashtag⤵️

#SevenDaysofLove

And be sure to tag the person who tagged you AND your pick in the posts!

Day 1 I tag @Callemarie 😁

One of my favorite books of all time. Just listened to the audiobook last night and loved every second.

1. Either the Song of the Lioness quartet by Tamora Pierce or the Harry Potter series
2. Its a three way tie between Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, The Little Mermaid, and Major League 😂
3. Blue by Eiffel 65. My childhood best friend and I were obsessed with that song and we pretended to make a music video with the rest of our friends at her birthday party once 😂😂
4. Anybody who wants to participate!
#TuesdayTidbits @JenlovesJT47

Love community libraries 💜

A tornado hit our city and our schools are closed. Everyone is okay but there is a lot of destruction and power outages. They haven't organized any support or volunteer centers yet so Since I can't work or volunteer, of course I should read instead! I was inspired by the quality of Tempests and Slaughter to start from the beginning of this world. Audio talent is not as good but still enjoying it!

[#BookReview] Alanna: The First Adventure by Tamora Pierce. These are so many reader‘s childhood favorites and I didn‘t discover them until a couple years ago. I plan on reading the entire quartet this spring and I‘m so excited because I absolutely loved this first one. Have you read these books?
🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟/5

Full review:
http://heathersreadinghideaway.blogspot.com/2018/04/book-review-alanna-first-adv...

Man, this was actually pretty fantatistic! I loved Alanna, and how ambitious she was. I loved the side characters, too. Some of them weren't super developed, but it's a short book and early #YA, so I forgive it. So, now, I have to read everything #tamorapierce has ever written. I already started book 2. Also, the #audiobook is super short, so it's easy to listen to. I liked the narrator, which can make or break an audiobook.

I have a confession-I've never read #tamorapierce. I read an ARC of Tempests and Slaughter and it was so good that I knew I finally had to start reading about this world. So I'm listening to #Alanna on audio, and I hope it's everything I've heard it is.

#audiobooks #newseries #bookconfessions #tortalla #

Nothing says nostalgia more than reading this book, laying on the couch at home in the farmhouse while it‘s a real feel of -1 degrees! Thank goodness for wood stoves, tea and sheepskins. Boy, do I love coming home ❤️

My new book listen! #audiobook #adventure #glorytotheguild

I just found out these exist!! I feel that my youth was wasted!

What a fun story! I would have ate this up as a kid, and I am sad I did not discover Alanna until now! And so much girl power!
#pop18 #popsugarchallenge #abookwithcharacterswhoaretwins