Pierce, Tamora. Alanna:
the first adventure, New York, New York: Scholastic, 2013,
first published in 1983.
Annotation:Tamora Pierce's novel; Alanna: the first adventure, is the first in the fantasy series “Song of a Lioness.” Alanna is determined not to let the sexist laws of her kingdom, the mediaeval land of Tortall, get in the way of her dream to be a knight, and protect her people. She pretends to be her brother, and sets out to train at the castle. There she meets Prince Jonathan of Conte and George Cooper, King of Thieves. She may be small, but she becomes a great sword fighter through sheer strength of will, and becomes a hero in her own right.
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https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/13831.Alanna
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