Alanna is determined to become a knight. Only problem is, she's female, and that's just not done. Due to some lax parenting and a mischievous twin brother, she is able to swindle her way into training, masquerading as 'Alan', and pretending to be male. Training to be a page is hard enough for most, but it's even harder when the gods are taking a special interest in your case. This book covers Alanna's training as a page, and the adventures she has therein.
This was one of my favourite books as a child. It's got a strong heroine, it's fantasy based, the characters are set out simply and concisely, but with depth and meaning hidden behind every sentence. The story's interesting and the pace is fast enough to prevent boredom. Even on the umpteenth re-read, I was able to sit down and finish this book in one session of reading, and I'd gladly do the same again.
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