Beddor, Frank. The looking glass wars.(Brief article)(Book review)

Kliatt | September 1, 2006| | Copyright

BEDDOR, Frank. The looking glass wars. Penguin, Dial. 358p. illus. c2006. 0-8037-3153-1. $17.99. JS

Beddor's take on Alice in Wonderland debuts in the US two years after both horrifying and delighting readers in the United Kingdom. According to Beddor's premise, Alice Liddell was really Alyss, Princess of Wonderland, deposed by her wicked Aunt Redd. She escapes the coup that took the lives of her parents through the Pool of Tears, which deposits her in Victorian London. She is adopted by the Liddell family, meets Charles Dodgson and tells him her story, but he gets ...

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