Tamora Pierce Quote
Rosethorn had gone to her room the moment Niko started to cough. Now she returned with her syrup and a firm look in her eye. I thought you were having trouble last night. Drink this. She poured some into a cup and held it out to him.Niko looked at it as if she offered him rotten fish. I am fine. I am per- He couldn't even finish the sentence for coughing.It's not bad, said Tris, crossing her fingers behind her back. Really, tastes like-like mangoes.Niko looked at her, then took the cup and downed its contents. The four watched with interest as his cheeks turned pale, then scarlet. That's terrible (exclamation point) he cried, his voice a thin squeak.Maybe I was thinking of some other syrup, Tris remarked with a straight face.
Tamora Pierce
Rosethorn had gone to her room the moment Niko started to cough. Now she returned with her syrup and a firm look in her eye. I thought you were having trouble last night. Drink this. She poured some into a cup and held it out to him.Niko looked at it as if she offered him rotten fish. I am fine. I am per- He couldn't even finish the sentence for coughing.It's not bad, said Tris, crossing her fingers behind her back. Really, tastes like-like mangoes.Niko looked at her, then took the cup and downed its contents. The four watched with interest as his cheeks turned pale, then scarlet. That's terrible (exclamation point) he cried, his voice a thin squeak.Maybe I was thinking of some other syrup, Tris remarked with a straight face.
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About Tamora Pierce
Pierce won the Margaret A. Edwards Award from the Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA) of the American Library Association in 2013, citing her two quartets Song of the Lioness and Protector of the Small (1999–2002). The annual award recognizes one writer and a particular body of work for "significant and lasting contribution to young adult literature".
Pierce's books have been translated into twenty languages.