When I was 5 years old I was obsessed with Disney's Alice In Wonderland.
So imagine my excitement when I saw on the internet that Tim Burton (one of my favorite directors) just started filming his version of it - starring Johnny Depp!
When I expressed my excitement to my friend Nicki, she suggested that I read The Looking Glass Wars by Frank Beddor - a twist on Lewis Carroll's classic. The Looking Glass Wars is the first of a trilogy that features Alyss Heart, Princess of Wonderland who finally gets to tell her story of her life in Wonderland - but Carroll gets the story all wrong! He even misspells her name! It's actually a dark and sometimes violent story featuring Alyss and Hatter Madigan (her bodyguard whom The Mad Hatter is modeled after) at war with her evil Aunt Redd to regain her rightful place as Queen of Hearts. I enjoyed reading this book, but I think I'd rather read Carroll's classic before I decide to read the rest of Beddor's trilogy. I do, however, highly recommend this book to any teen out there who liked Harry Potter, Twilight, etc.
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