The Looking Glass Wars Contributor(s): Beddor, Frank (Author) |
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ISBN: 0142409413 ISBN-13: 9780142409411 Publisher: Speak OUR PRICE: $11.69 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: August 2007 Annotation: The Myth: Alice was an ordinary girl who stepped through the looking glass and entered a fairy-tale world invented by Lewis Carroll in his famous storybook. The Truth: Wonderland is real. Alyss Heart is the heir to the throne, until her murderous aunt Redd steals the crown and kills Alyss parents. To escape Redd, Alyss and her bodyguard, Hatter Madigan, must flee to our world through the Pool of Tears. But in the pool Alyss and Hatter are separated. Lost and alone in Victorian London, Alyss is befriended by an aspiring author to whom she tells the violent, heartbreaking story of her young life. Yet he gets the story all wrong. Hatter Madigan knows the truth only too well, and he is searching every corner of our 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. |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Young Adult Fiction | Fantasy - Epic - Young Adult Fiction | Fantasy - Historical - Young Adult Fiction | Action & Adventure - General |
Dewey: FIC |
Lexile Measure: 1010 |
Series: Looking Glass Wars (Paperback) |
Physical Information: 1.09" H x 5.5" W x 8.18" (0.91 lbs) 400 pages |
Accelerated Reader Info |
Quiz #: 109069 Reading Level: 6.7 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 12.0 |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: The Myth: Alice was an ordinary girl who stepped through the looking glass and entered a fairy-tale world invented by Lewis Carroll in his famous storybook. The Truth: Wonderland is real. Alyss Heart is the heir to the throne, until her murderous aunt Redd steals the crown and kills Alyss? parents. To escape Redd, Alyss and her bodyguard, Hatter Madigan, must flee to our world through the Pool of Tears. But in the pool Alyss and Hatter are separated. Lost and alone in Victorian London, Alyss is befriended by an aspiring author to whom she tells the violent, heartbreaking story of her young life. Yet he gets the story all wrong. Hatter Madigan knows the truth only too well, and he is searching every corner of our 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. |