Time sure flies when you're too busy to think strait, doesn't it? For this month I've decided to recommend one that I've already read, but that I think the two of you should read too. It's the first in a trilogy (the 3rd book comes out Oct. 15th!) of books based on the Alice in Wonderland story by Lewis Carroll, called "The Looking Glass Wars" written by Frank Beddor. Here's a synopsis I stole from Amazon, cuz I'm too lazy to write my own!
Frank Beddor's clever novel puts Lewis Carroll's heroine—along with her loony, puzzle-riddled world—into a new and wholly satisfying frame. The Heart family rules the kingdom of Wonderlandia, a place where imagination is real power. On young Alyss Heart's 7th birthday most of her family and friends are ruthlessly killed by her evil Aunt Redd in a bloody coup. Alyss escapes through the Pool of Tears, which is actually a portal between worlds, and winds up in Victorian England and is renamed Alice. At first, the child tries to tell ordinary humans about her world and the power of imagination, but they gently chide her for telling stories. Meanwhile, Hatter Madigan, a member of Wonderlandia's Millinery, who also escaped through the Pool, searches for Alyss across continents and time, until he finds her more than a dozen years later. Back home in Wonderlandia, the few who have escaped evil Redd's soldiers plot to retake the land.
I loved it. It's a quick read, light and fun. Just what we all need to jump start our too-busy fall seasons. Love you both!
