The first series I ever bought in its entirety: Alanna: Song of the Lioness quartet by Tamora Pierce.
My mom was deep in the Satanic panic surrounding Harry Potter and forbade me from reading it. I didn’t have any close friends who would’ve kept my secret if I had elected to read it. She knew my love of reading so she beseeched me not to read anything that would violate her standards. Borders was our bookshop so we visited one evening. I ventured into the YA section and I noticed Tamora Pierce. I hadn’t been aware of her until then.
This was the 6th grade. Those books held me in their grip until 8th grade. The magic didn’t spook me. Alanna fought for the side of good.
I still haven’t told my mother what Alanna was about.
The first series I ever bought in its entirety: Alanna: Song of the Lioness quartet by Tamora Pierce.
My mom was deep in the Satanic panic surrounding Harry Potter and forbade me from reading it. I didn’t have any close friends who would’ve kept my secret if I had elected to read it. She knew my love of reading so she beseeched me not to read anything that would violate her standards. Borders was our bookshop so we visited one evening. I ventured into the YA section and I noticed Tamora Pierce. I hadn’t been aware of her until then.
This was the 6th grade. Those books held me in their grip until 8th grade. The magic didn’t spook me. Alanna fought for the side of good.
I still haven’t told my mother what Alanna was about.