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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The Looking Glass Wars, Book 1
(2006, Fiction - Fantasy, Written by Frank Beddor)
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Not age appropriate for kids under 8, age appropriate for kids over 9; suggested age 9. -
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Common Sense says
The violent "truth" behind Alice in Wonderland.
updated 07.04.08
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for Ages 9 and Up
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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.
Read our full review by Matt Berman
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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