TAMORA PIERCE creates worlds you'll fall in love with. A captivating author, whose books combine the drama and action of The Lord of the Rings with the characters girls love - J.R.R. Tolkien meets Jacqueline Wilson! Alanna is feisty and brave, and she wants to be a knight. But she's a girl, and girls don't get to be knights. So she decides to travel to Tortall disguised as a boy. It's crazy and dangerous, but it's also just the beginning of Alanna's big adventure.
This book is part of a book series called Song Of the Lioness .
There are 848 pages in this book. This book was published 2004 by Scholastic .
Tamora Pierce is a popular and internationally renowned author of gripping fantasy novels for children. Visit her new website, www sheroesCentral. com, cohosted by Meg Cabot, author of The Princess Diaries.