{"id":5905,"date":"2024-07-15T12:00:55","date_gmt":"2024-07-15T16:00:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/?p=5905"},"modified":"2024-07-11T20:06:59","modified_gmt":"2024-07-12T00:06:59","slug":"readers-advisory-episode-245-alanna-the-first-adventure","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/readers-advisory-episode-245-alanna-the-first-adventure\/","title":{"rendered":"Readers Advisory: Episode 245 \u2013 Alanna: The First Adventure"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Here\u2019s what we suggest instead of\/in addition to reading <i>Alanna: The First Adventure<\/i> by Tamora Pierce. Listen to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/episode-245-alanna-the-first-adventure\">the podcast<\/a>\u00a0to hear us talk about some of these titles in more depth!<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-3621\" src=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/dealing-148x220.jpg\" alt=\"Dealing With Dragons by Patricia Wrede\" width=\"148\" height=\"220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/dealing-148x220.jpg 148w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/dealing-202x300.jpg 202w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/dealing.jpg 336w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 148px) 100vw, 148px\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-5906\" src=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/firsttest-146x220.jpg\" alt=\"First Test by Tamora Pierce (graphic novel adaptation by Devin Grayson &amp; Becca Farrow)\u00a0\" width=\"146\" height=\"220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/firsttest-146x220.jpg 146w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/firsttest-199x300.jpg 199w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/firsttest.jpg 662w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 146px) 100vw, 146px\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-5907\" src=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/gwen-142x220.jpg\" alt=\"Gwen and Art are Not in Love by Lex Croucher\" width=\"142\" height=\"220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/gwen-142x220.jpg 142w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/gwen-194x300.jpg 194w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/gwen.jpg 647w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 142px) 100vw, 142px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/a\/5209\/9780544541221\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><em>Dealing With Dragons<\/em> by Patricia Wrede<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/a\/5209\/9780307931566\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><em>First Test by Tamora Pierce<\/em> (graphic novel adaptation by Devin Grayson &amp; Becca Farrow)\u00a0<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/a\/5209\/9781250847218\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><em>Gwen and Art are Not in Love<\/em> by Lex Croucher<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-4028\" src=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/leviathanwest-147x220.jpg\" alt=\"Leviathan by Scott Westerfeld\" width=\"147\" height=\"220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/leviathanwest-147x220.jpg 147w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/leviathanwest-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/leviathanwest.jpg 333w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 147px) 100vw, 147px\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-5908\" src=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/spear-138x220.jpg\" alt=\"Spear by Nicola Griffith\" width=\"138\" height=\"220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/spear-138x220.jpg 138w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/spear-188x300.jpg 188w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/spear.jpg 625w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 138px) 100vw, 138px\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-5909\" src=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/squire-147x220.jpg\" alt=\"Squire by Nadia Shammas &amp; Sara Alfageeh\" width=\"147\" height=\"220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/squire-147x220.jpg 147w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/squire-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/squire.jpg 432w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 147px) 100vw, 147px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/a\/5209\/9781416971740\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><em>Leviathan<\/em> by Scott Westerfeld<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/a\/5209\/9781250819321\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><em>Spear<\/em> by Nicola Griffith<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/a\/5209\/9780062945846\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><em>Squire<\/em> by Nadia Shammas &amp; Sara Alfageeh<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-5710\" src=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/toshape-147x220.webp\" alt=\"To Shape a Dragon's Breath by Moniquill Blackgoose\" width=\"147\" height=\"220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/toshape-147x220.webp 147w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/toshape-200x300.webp 200w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/toshape.webp 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 147px) 100vw, 147px\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-5910\" src=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/wehunt-143x220.jpg\" alt=\"We Hunt the Flame by Hafsah Faizal\" width=\"143\" height=\"220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/wehunt-143x220.jpg 143w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/wehunt-195x300.jpg 195w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/wehunt.jpg 651w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 143px) 100vw, 143px\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-5911\" src=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/willow-150x220.jpg\" alt=\"Willow (TV)\" width=\"150\" height=\"220\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/a\/5209\/9780593498286\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><em>To Shape a Dragon&#8217;s Breath<\/em> by Moniquill Blackgoose<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/a\/5209\/9781250250797\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><em>We Hunt the Flame<\/em> by Hafsah Faizal<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/ondisneyplus.disney.com\/show\/willow\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Willow (TV show)<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Here\u2019s what we suggest instead of\/in addition to reading Alanna: The First Adventure by Tamora Pierce. Listen to\u00a0the podcast\u00a0to hear us talk about some of these titles in more depth!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[2463,2465,2464,2469,2466,2380,2467,489,1733,48,30,2468,154,2462,2470],"class_list":["post-5905","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-ra","tag-alanna-the-first-adventure","tag-becca-farrow","tag-devin-grayson","tag-hafsah-faizal","tag-lex-croucher","tag-moniquill-blackgoose","tag-nadia-shammas","tag-nicola-griffith","tag-patricia-wrede","tag-readalikes","tag-readers-advisory","tag-sara-alfageeh","tag-scott-westerfeld","tag-tamora-pierce","tag-willow"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5905","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5905"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5905\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5914,"href":"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5905\/revisions\/5914"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5905"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5905"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5905"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}