May Book Club

This month we read and discussed Alanna: The First Adventure by Tamora Pierce

This was my pick. I love Tamora Pierce and her way of writing fantasy. Most of her main characters are female and I love the way she intertwines all of her series by having them in the country of Tortall and mentions the characters throughout all the different series.

Alanna is a girl that doesn't want to learn to be a lady. She wants to be a knight in a world that doesn't allow female knights. So, she switches places with her twin brother, who wants to be a mage (sorcerer), and pretends to be a boy. She is very determined, smart and stubborn. We had some good discussion about the qualities that she had to have to be able to endure what she did.

Next month is Daddy Long Legs by Jean Webster