Why read In the Hand of the Goddess?

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From Tamora Pierce, the second book in the Song of the Lioness Quartet, honored with the Margaret A. Edwards Award.

Alanna, disguised as a boy, becomes a squire to none other than the heir to the throne. Prince Jonathan is not only Alanna’s liege lord, he is also her best…

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1 author picked In the Hand of the Goddess as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

Brita Sandstrom

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The thing about a pet finding its way into your life at exactly the right time is that it does kind of feel like a divinity sent you a little helper to keep your life from completely falling apart while you are pretending to be a boy so you can become a knight or while you are on a writing deadline and very stressed out, which are two challenges that are equally difficult and noble.

From Brita's list on The best books for young readers featuring a cat sidekick who is secretly the main character.