What they don’t know is that Beka has something unique to offer. They’re tough, they’re capable, and they’re none too happy about the indignity of being saddled with a puppy for the first time in years. She’s assigned to work with Mattes and Clary, famed veterans among the Provost’s Dogs. But it’s also where Beka was born, and she’s comfortable there.īeka gets her wish. To the surprise of both the veteran “Dogs” and her fellow “puppies,” Beka requests duty in the Lower City. This is the beginning of her story, her legend, and her legacy….īeka Cooper is a rookie with the law-enforcing Provost’s Guard, commonly known as “the Provost’s Dogs,” in Corus, the capital city of Tortall. Hundreds of years before Alanna first drew her sword in Tamora Pierce’s memorable debut, Alanna: The First Adventure, Tortall had a heroine named Beka Cooper – a fierce young woman who fights crime in a world of magic. This month, for the inaugural Old School Wednesday Readalong, we’re discussing Terrier by Tamora Pierce!įor every readalong book, we’ll structure this a little bit differently than our usual Joint Review faire – first, we’ll give our (brief!) opinions regarding the book, then we’ll tackle some discussion questions. In March 2013, we asked YOU for your favorite old school suggestions – and the response was so overwhelmingly awesome, we decided to compile a goodreads shelf, an ongoing database, AND a monthly readalong/book club. What better way to snap out of a reading fugue than to take a mini-vacation into the past? We came up with the idea towards the end of 2012, when both Ana and Thea were feeling exhausted from the never-ending inundation of New and Shiny (and often over-hyped) books. Old School Wednesdays Old School Wednesdays is a weekly Book Smuggler feature.

Terrier by tamora pierce