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The Looking Glass Wars, Book 1

(2006, Fiction - Fantasy, Written by Frank Beddor)

  • Is it age appropriate?

    About our ratings

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    Not age appropriate for kids under 8, age appropriate for kids over 9; suggested age 9.

  • Is it any good?

    5.0

  • Common Sense says

    The violent "truth" behind Alice in Wonderland.

Why We Rated This on for Ages 9 and Up

The good stuff

  • Messages:

    Not an issue.
 

What to watch out for

  • Violence:

    Battles with swords, knives, and guns; many deaths, including a beheading.

  • Sex:

    Not an issue.

  • Language:

    Not an issue.

  • Consumerism:

    Not an issue.

  • Drinking, drugs, & smoking:

    Drinking and drunkenness, smoking a hookah, imagination-enhancing drugs.
 

What Parents Need to Know

About The Looking Glass Wars, Book 1

Parents need to know that this isn't a quaint nonsense story like the classic book that inspired it: There are violent battles, deaths, and beheadings. The heroine's mother dies.

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Families Can Talk About

  • Families can talk about how this book compares to Lewis Carroll's Alice in Wonderland. How does the author derive his story from Carroll's very different book? Do his interpretations seem reasonable?
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  1. Teen Reviewer Age 14
    wondergal
    I rate this title on for age 11 and give it 5.0

    LOVED IT!!

    A little slow at first, but when i got into it i just couldn't put it down. It was super awsome!!! There was some romance between alyce and dodge that will grow overtime and a little violence here and there but it was a GREAT BOOK!!

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    I rate this title on for age 2 and give it 5.0

    A must read book for kids the age og twelve

    I think this book rocked my world if you havnt read this book why havnt you. Get this book now you wont regret it.

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    I rate this title on for age 2 and give it 5.0

    This was so great! I loved it!

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    Lives in New Jersey
    I rate this title on for age 2 and give it 5.0

    So awsome

    it was really cool, w/ a bit of romance... but mostly action/adventure. really lovable characters...it's a series, u guys so be warned ur gonna hav to wait 4 the next ones!!!

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