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Tamora Pierce (born December 13, 1954) is an American writer of fantasy fiction for teenagers, known best for stories featuring young heroines.She made a name for herself with her first book series, The Song of the Lioness (1983–1988), which followed the main character Alanna through the trials and triumphs of training as a knight.
It was a finalist for the 2012 Mythopoeic Fantasy Award for Children's Literature. Terrier (2006) Bloodhound (2009) Mastiff (2011) ... Tamora Pierce (2006), ...
The Margaret A. Edwards Award is an American Library Association (ALA) ... Tamora Pierce: The Song of the Lioness; Alanna: The First Adventure (1983)
Alanna: The First Adventure is a fantasy novel by Tamora Pierce. Originally published in 1983, it is the first in a series of four books for young adults, The Song of the Lioness. Pierce originally drafted a single novel aimed at adults, but revised it to a series for young adults after being unable to find a publisher.
American author Tamora Pierce published Alanna: The First Adventure, the first book in The Song of the Lioness quartet, in 1983. Tamora Pierce is said to have turned to writing at a young age as a means of escape from a troubled family life. Pierce drew much of her inspiration from other fantasy series such as The Lord of the Rings by J. R. R ...
The woman’s name was Tamora Pierce, the same as a precocious young writer my mom had taught nearly four decades before. In a recent e-mail, Pierce remembered clearly that my mom gave her the ...
The Protector of the Small quartet is a series of young adult fantasy books by American writer Tamora Pierce.The novels explore themes of adolescence (including relationships with family and peers, puberty and self discovery [1]), as well as feminism [2] [3] and multiculturalism.
[1] [2] The award is a statuette of a seated lion, with a plaque on the base. It has drawn resemblance to, and is often called, the "Aslan". [3] The Mythopoeic Award is one of the "principal annual awards" for fantasy according to critic Brian Stableford. [4] From 1971 to 1991, there was one award per category, annual but not always awarded ...