Another Recommendation

I am sure some of you have tween and teen girls or grand daughters but this recommendation isn’t just for the YA set. I read and enjoyed the books before I passed them on to my grand daughters. For the younger girls (under 15 maybe) a bit of discussion with mom or grandma might be in order due to a few more mature themes covered but they are tame compared to a lot of TV fare etc!

I am talking about the fantasy tales of Tamora Pierce, especially The Song of the Lioness quartet which I particularly enjoyed but she also has several other series. The good folks do win and the girls are strong and well-rounded characters. In Lioness, the heroine starts out pretending to be her brother so she can train to be a knight. Magic abounds and the world in which the stories take place is well rounded and so vividly real you feel as if you were right there! I loved these books. Check them out if you don’t have to have extreme heat with your fantasy; there is romance and even sex but it is very mildly and tastefully done since these are basically YA books. Cannot recommend them enough!