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Material type: TextSeries: Pierce, Tamora. Beka Cooper ; bk. 1. | Beka Cooper #1Publication details: New York : Random House, 2006.Edition: 1st edDescription: 581 p. cmISBN:- 9780375838163
- 037581468X (trade)
- 0375914684 (lib. bdg.)
- [Fic] 22
- PZ7.P61464 Ter 2006
Item type | Current library | Home library | Collection | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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Standard Loan | Coeur d'Alene Library Young Adult Fiction | Coeur d'Alene Library | Book | YA PIERCE BEKA.CO BK.1 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 50610022450758 | |||
Standard Loan | Priest River Library Young Adult Fiction | Priest River Library | Book | YA PIE (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 50610016334265 | |||
Standard Loan | Rathdrum Library Young Adult Fiction | Rathdrum Library | Book | PIERCE (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 50610018854039 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
A New York Times bestseller from the fantasy author who is legend herself: TAMORA PIERCE. In this first book in the Beka Cooper Trilogy, Beka uses her unique magic and street smarts to crack the kingdom's worst cases!
Keep out of the way. Obey all orders. Get killed on your own time.
Beka Cooper is one of the newest trainees in the Provost's Guard. As a rookie--known as a Puppy--she's assigned to the realm's toughest district: the Lower City. It should be a death sentence. The Lower City is filled with pickpockets who are fast as lightning, murderers stalking the streets, and rogues who will knock your teeth out with a smile. But Beka's not your average Puppy. She grew up in the Lower City and knows what makes it tick. It's Beka who notices that there might be something more to the latest crime wave. And it's Beka who must use her street smarts and her own brand of eerie magic to chase down a killer.
This first book introduces Beka Cooper, an amazing young woman who is the ancestor of one of Tamora Pierce's most popular characters: George Cooper. Here, Pierce gives fans exactly what they want--a smart, savvy heroine making a name for herself on the mean streets of Tortall's Lower City--while offering plenty to appeal to new readers as well!
"Tamora Pierce's books shaped me not only as a young writer but also as a young woman. She is a pillar, an icon, and an inspiration. Cracking open one of her marvelous novels always feels like coming home."
--SARAH J. MAAS, #1 New York Times bestselling author
"Tamora Pierce didn't just blaze a trail. Her heroines cut a swath through the fantasy world with wit, strength, and savvy. Her stories still lead the vanguard today. Pierce is the real lioness, and we're all just running to keep pace."
--LEIGH BARDUGO, #1 New York Times bestselling author
When sixteen-year-old Beka becomes "Puppy" to a pair of "Dogs," as the Provost's Guards are called, she uses her police training, natural abilities, and a touch of magic to help them solve the case of a murdered baby in Tortall's Lower City.
700 Lexile.
Accelerated Reader AR MG+ 4.5 19.0 111149.
Reading Counts RC 6-8 3.9 30 Quiz: 40096 Guided reading level: T.
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Publishers Weekly Review
"Fans of Pierce's previous forays into medieval fantasy will likely savor every page," said PW of this novel about a 16-year-old police-trainee's efforts to solve two major crimes in Lower City. Ages 12-16. (Oct.) (c) Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reservedAuthor notes provided by Syndetics
Author Tamora Pierce was born in South Connellsville, Pennsylvania on December 13, 1954. She received a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Pennsylvania. Her first book, Alanna: The First Adventure, was published in 1983 and she became a full-time author in 1992. She writes fantasy books, mainly involving young heroines, for young adults. She is the author of numerous series including Song of the Lioness; The Immortals; Circle of Magic; Protector of the Small; The Circle Opens; Daughter of the Lioness; The Circle Reforged; Beka Cooper; and The Numair Chronicles. Her novel Battle Magic was a New York Times bestseller.(Bowker Author Biography)
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