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.”

And so young Alanna of Trebond begins the journey to knighthood. 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; 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 lead to the fulfillment of her dreams and make her a legend in the land.