Wonderland is real. Alyss Heart is the heir to the throne, until her murderous aunt Redd steals the crown and kills her parents. To escape Redd, Alyss and her bodyguard, Hatter Madigan, must flee to our world through the Pool of Tears. Lost and alone, in Victorian London, Alyss is befriended by an aspiring author, to whom she tells of her life in Wonderland. Yet he gets the story all wrong. Hatter Madigan knows the truth only too well, and he is searching the world to find the lost princess and return her to Wonderland so she may battle Redd for her rightful place as the Queen of Hearts.
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The Looking Glass Wars
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| Author | Frank Beddor |
| Illustrator | - No Illustrator |
| Publisher | Penguin Group, 2006 |
| Genres | Action / Adventure / Sports • Emotions / Feelings • Family & Friends • Fantasy / Make Believe • Lessons / Behavior • Mystery / Suspense |
| Age Range | 6th through 9th • High School |
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Mamma Bookworm review
Reminds me of a kids version of Wicked
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The Looking Glass Wars is the first book in a series of stories about life in Wonderland by Frank Beddor. The books are aimed at a slightly older audience than what would have originally been interested in the original Alice in Wonderland books. The story centers around Alyss Heart, who is the princess of Wonderland. Her parents (mostly her mother) rein over the 'Queendom' as good, well liked leaders. The royal family has been put in place through a regular line of royalty, but also because they have the special power of White Imagination. In Wonderland, certain people can make things appear or happen simply with the power of their White, or Black, Imagination. (This is very similar to a white/black magic type story line.) We learn in the story that the queens sister, Redd (the queen from the original Alice and Wonderland story) was banished and denied the throne due to her cruel nature and Black Imagination. She is bent on revenge and retrieving the throne. In the very first few chapters, Redd gets to the palace and kills the queen and king and attempts to kill Alyss while she runs for her life. She travels through the Pool of Tears with her bodyguard to Victorian London and is separated from him. There she lives out her life as an orphan, and is eventually adopted and begins living a 'normal' life. All the while, Hatter Madigan (the bodyguard) is searching the world to find her. Eventually he does, and they find a way back to Wonderland and start the battle to recapture the throne. Personally, I really loved Wicked by Gregory Maguire, so I was drawn to the idea of this book. The story is interesting, but possibly a bit predictable to adults. The book did get better after the first three chapters, when I felt that the writer was trying just a bit too hard to show you just how many characters were similar to the old story. I also would have liked to see a bit more character development, but in general it was pretty well written. I think that boys and girls alike would be drawn to this princess + adventure story. It was exciting and imaginative - although maybe not as much description and detail as an adult version of this story would have had, it would still be a good read for mostly high school aged kids. Some things that people might have issues with in this story are the use of magic (or 'imagination') and there is actually quite a bit of bloody violence. The violence is not very detailed or gory, but there is quite a lot of it. Unless someone has religious issues with magic, I don't really see this book bothering anyone over the age of 12. |
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