The Resource Alanna : the first adventure, by Tamora Pierce
Alanna : the first adventure, by Tamora Pierce
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The item Alanna : the first adventure, by Tamora Pierce represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Stevens Memorial Library (North Andover).
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- Summary
- Eleven-year-old Alanna, who aspires to be a knight even though she is a girl, disguises herself as a boy to become a royal page, learning many hard lessons along her path to high adventure. "From now on I'm Alan of Trebond, the younger twin. I'll be a knight." And so young Alanna of Trebond begins the journey to knighthood. Though a girl, Alanna has always craved the adventure and daring allowed only for boys; her twin brother, Thom, yearns to learn the art of magic. So one day they decide to switch places: Disguised as a girl, Thom heads for the convent to learn magic; Alanna, pretending to be a boy, is on her way to the castle of King Roald to begin her training as a page. But the road to knighthood is not an easy one. As Alanna masters the skills necessary for battle, she must also learn to control her heart and to discern her enemies from her allies. Filled with swords and sorcery, adventure and intrigue, good and evil, Alanna's first adventure begins -- one that will leard to the fulfillment of her dreams and the magical destiny that will make her a legend in her land. Alanna's journey continues
- Language
- eng
- Edition
- First Simon Pulse edition
- Extent
- 274 pages
- Isbn
- 9780689878558
- Label
- Alanna : the first adventure
- Title
- Alanna
- Title remainder
- the first adventure
- Statement of responsibility
- by Tamora Pierce
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- Eleven-year-old Alanna, who aspires to be a knight even though she is a girl, disguises herself as a boy to become a royal page, learning many hard lessons along her path to high adventure. "From now on I'm Alan of Trebond, the younger twin. I'll be a knight." And so young Alanna of Trebond begins the journey to knighthood. Though a girl, Alanna has always craved the adventure and daring allowed only for boys; her twin brother, Thom, yearns to learn the art of magic. So one day they decide to switch places: Disguised as a girl, Thom heads for the convent to learn magic; Alanna, pretending to be a boy, is on her way to the castle of King Roald to begin her training as a page. But the road to knighthood is not an easy one. As Alanna masters the skills necessary for battle, she must also learn to control her heart and to discern her enemies from her allies. Filled with swords and sorcery, adventure and intrigue, good and evil, Alanna's first adventure begins -- one that will leard to the fulfillment of her dreams and the magical destiny that will make her a legend in her land. Alanna's journey continues
- Cataloging source
- OCO
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Pierce, Tamora
- Illustrations
- maps
- Index
- no index present
- LC call number
- PZ7.P61464
- LC item number
- Al 2005x
- Literary form
- fiction
- Series statement
- Pierce, Tamora
- Series volume
- bk. 01
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Sex role
- Alanna (Fictitious character : Pierce)
- Knights and knighthood
- Target audience
- juvenile
- Label
- Alanna : the first adventure, by Tamora Pierce
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
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- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Control code
- 929327
- Dimensions
- 18 cm.
- Edition
- First Simon Pulse edition
- Extent
- 274 pages
- Isbn
- 9780689878558
- Isbn Type
- (pbk.)
- Lccn
- 2005587948
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- map
- System control number
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- (Sirsi) 929327
- (OCoLC)57384704
- Label
- Alanna : the first adventure, by Tamora Pierce
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Control code
- 929327
- Dimensions
- 18 cm.
- Edition
- First Simon Pulse edition
- Extent
- 274 pages
- Isbn
- 9780689878558
- Isbn Type
- (pbk.)
- Lccn
- 2005587948
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- map
- System control number
-
- (Sirsi) 929327
- (OCoLC)57384704
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