Shari Fesko, Southfield (Mich.) Public Library Heidi K. Members of the 2013 Edwards Committee are: Chair Jamie Watson, Baltimore County Public Library, Towson, Md. Tamora Pierce will be honored at the YALSA Edwards Award Luncheon and presented with a citation and cash prize of $2,000 during the 2013 ALA Annual Conference in Chicago, June 27 – July 2. While set in a fantasy world, Pierce’s heroines face realistic challenges that resonate with teen readers.Įdwards Committee Chair Jamie Watson said that “Pierce’s books and characters have been influencing both readers and writers of fantasy since their inception.” Keladry of Mindelan goes through struggles, from her First Test, then becoming a Page, a Squire and eventually a Lady Knight.
The four books in the Song of the Lioness series, “Alanna: The First Adventure” “In the Hand of the Goddess" "The Woman Who Rides Like a Man” and “Lioness Rampant”, all published by Atheneum Books for Young Readers an imprint of Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing Division, focus on Alanna’s journey to accept herself both as a woman and a warrior.Īlso set in Tortall, two decades later, is the Protector of the Small quartet, “First Test” “Page” “Squire” and “Lady Knight” all published by Laurel Leaf, an imprint of Random House Children’s Books. Edwards Award honoring her significant and lasting contribution to writing for teens for Song of the Lioness quartet and The Protector of the Small quartet. Tamora Pierce is the recipient of the 2013 Margaret A. This paperbook boxed set of the beloved Song of the Lioness quartet includes original afterwords from Tamora Pierce for each book in the collection: Alanna, In the Hand of the Goddess, The Woman Who Rides Like a Man, and Lioness Rampant.Tamora Pierce for Song of the Lioness series and The Protector of the Small quartet So she and her twin brother, Thom, switch places: Thom heads for the convent to become a sorcerer, and Alanna-pretending to be a boy-is off to the castle of King Roald to begin her journey to knighthood.įilled with swords and sorcery, exploits and intrigue, good and evil, Alanna’s quest for knighthood launches the epic adventures of Tortall’s heroes. Young Alanna of Trebond is all of these things, and more than anything else, she has always craved the adventure and daring allowed only to boys.
Experience the magic and adventure of the complete Song of the Lioness quartet, now available in a collectible boxed set with new cover art and afterwords from acclaimed author of this beloved fantasy series, Tamora Pierce.įearless, bold, athletic, magical.
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