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The day my mother was killed, she told my father I wouldn't speak again, and she told him if I died, he would die too. Then she predicted the king would sell his soul and lose his son to the sky. My father wants desperately to be king, and I just want to be free. But freedom will require escape, and I'm a prisoner of my mother's curse and my father's greed. In a land purged of enchantment, love might be the only magic left, and who could ever love...a bird?

Alanna of Trebond may be a girl of noble birth, but she will not be sentenced to the life of a well-mannered young lady. Alanna dreams of becoming a knight of the realm of Tortall, and neither her gender nor her father’s orders will stop her. Though Alanna’s father is preparing her twin brother, Thom, for the path to knighthood, he dreams of studying sorcery. To forge their own destinies, the two hatch a cunning plan: Alanna will disguise herself as a boy and take Thom’s place while he learns the art of magic.

Alanna’s journey continues, now as a squire to Prince Jonathan, the heir to the throne. But Jonathan is more than just her prince. He is also her best friend. No one else knows the secret she’s been keeping for years: to them, Alanna is Alan, a boy pursuing knighthood like any other young man of his rank.

A knight at last, Alanna of Trebond heads out to seek adventure in the desert of Tortall. Captured by desert tribesmen, she is forced to prove herself in a magical duel to the death. But her real challenge doesn't come until after she wins. As the first female shaman, Alanna must fight to change...

2020 ALA Alex Award Winner 2020 Stonewall — Israel Fishman Non-fiction Award Honor Book The ground-breaking, bestselling graphic novel is now available on audio. In 2014, Maia Kobabe, who uses e/em/eir pronouns, thought that a comic of reading statistics would be the last autobiographical...

At last, Alanna of Trebond has become the first female knight errant in Tortall. She sets out on an impossible quest to find the Dominion Jewel, a legendary gem that, in the right hands, has limitless power for good. But while she searches for the one thing that can save her war-torn country...

Sundara: the lush and forbidden oasis in the desert where men travel to watch acts of sexual deviancy, and the only existence 17-year-old Karys has ever known. But despite a life where secrets and sin are in high supply, and freedom remains far beyond their reach, Karys and her partner, Zakai, find safety in each other, their passionate love the light that helps them both survive the darkness.

Becoming a legend is not easy, as young Alanna of Trebond discovers when she disguises herself as a boy and begins training to be a knight. Alanna's skills and stubborness help her befriend Prince Jonathan and alienate his evil uncle, Duke Roger. Filled with swords and sorcery, adventure and...

When Esperanza and Mama are forced to flee to the bountiful region of Aguascalientes, Mexico, to a Mexican farm labor camp in California, they must adjust to a life without fancy dresses and servants they were accustomed to on Rancho de las Rosas. Now they must confront the challenges of hard...

Ku Wenxuan er partiets mand, men falder i unåde, og han og hans søn Dongliang flytter om bord på pramflåden Solvendt. Det bliver starten på en henslæbende tilværelse ved samfundets vandkant på Jinque-­floden. ‘Flodbred’ er fortællingen om Ku Dongliangs opvækst i skellet mellem...

En fjortenårig prins – naiv og forkælet – bliver pludseligt og uventet udråbt til kejser. Han skal regere over en gigantisk region, men han er ikke særligt talentfuld, og den umådelige magt, han skal forvalte, gør ham blind for omverdenen. Han regerer med en jernnæve. Både inden i og...

Kortromanen følger en lille kinesisk landsbys møde med naturens magter. Da en længerevarende tørke tvinger landsbyens beboere til at søge mod nye, mildere himmelstrøg, vurderer en 72-årig mand, at han ikke kan overleve den hårde bjergvandring, som hans naboer planlægger. Som det eneste...

Handlingen udspiller sig i Gaotian i juni over 24 timer. Fortælleren er Li Niannian, en 14-årig dreng. Hans onkel ejer et krematorium. Hans far, Tianbao, laver begravelseskranse og er involveret i at udvinde olie fra de døde kroppe. Det er ulovligt, men mere end 500 mennesker mister livet...

Now a knight of Tortall, with her gender no longer a secret, Alanna embarks on her next adventure to the edge of the realm. Captured for the crime of trespassing, Alanna is sentenced to a duel to the death. But the Woman Who Rides Like a Man is not so easy to kill. Though the duel is won, the battle is just beginning. When Alanna is named the Bazhir people’s first female shaman, she is tasked with training her successors. But first, she must overcome their fears of magic, for the sake of all Tortall.

Tamora Pierce brings readers another Tortall adventure! Alianne is the teenage daughter of the famed Alanna, the first lady knight in Tortall. Young Aly follows in the quieter footsteps of her father, however, delighting in the art of spying. When she is captured and sold as a slave to an exiled...

It's time to elevate your dreams, orchestrate life, and unleash your potential. By creating awareness around the vital aspect of life harmony, you'll understand that true growth and fulfillment require first tending to your inner state. Get ready to bloom as you embark on this joyous adventure together. It's time to nurture your dreams and well-being and find the motivation to fuel your personal growth. Stop trying to balance it all, put your life first, and prepare to experience the transformative power of orchestrating life-work harmony and unlock your full potential.

Aly’s adventure continues. . . . No longer a slave, Alanna’s daughter is now spying as part of an underground rebellion against the colonial rulers of the Copper Isles. The people in the rebellion believe that a prophecy in which a new queen will rise up to take the throne is about to be...

Has anyone ever asked, "How are you?" and you didn't know what to say? Sometimes, we say "fine" out of routine. When you are not fine, there are other options. Fine Is Not the Answer provides helpful tips on engaging with someone who you know is not fine. Learn to care for people you love in hard times. This book is not about overcoming adversity but sitting in it. Find responses that are genuine, authentic replies. You can make the best of any situation and trust that God's plan for you is to bring you out of the valley.

With brilliant new livery to celebrate the 40th anniversary of this ground-breaking high fantasy series, Alanna the Lioness – the first woman knight – rides again. Forty years on from first publication, The Song of the Lioness Quartet retains its warmth, adventure and steel, sealing this coming-of-age tale as a timeless masterpiece.

God’s Healing Word is a perfect prescription for anyone with a challenge of sickness (or any mental or emotional problem). The useful & practical instruction in this book is not only the product of diligent study, but is also the proven divine medicine that saved Trina’s life. Trina’s testimony of the powerful effect of God’s healing Word is not exclusive to her but an exhibit of what God’s Word will do for anyone who takes it!