King arch has declared himself king of wonderland as alyss searches wildly for the. Comprehension by chapter, vocabulary challenges, creative reading response activities and projects, tests, and much more. Looking glass the chronicles of alice book 3 christina henry. When alyss evil aunt redd storms the province of wonderland, alyss finds herself stranded on a wierd place humans call england. Ben templesmith helped with the artwork related to the series. While that happens, hatter madigan must quickly find her and team up with dodge across the checkerboard desert to stop redd before she gains supremacy of wonderland with the help of. I didnt know that id finish the looking glass wars at 3. Oct 29, 2007 the first book in the series is the looking glass wars. Literary sleuth and world creator frank beddor dared to expose the true story of wonderland in the new york times bestselling young adult trilogy the looking glass wars. Written in response to the positive public reaction to his previous novel, the spy who came in from the cold, the book explores the unglamorous nature of espionage and the danger of nostalgia. Written by a movie producer, plotted and paced like a movie, and promoted like one too, the looking glass wars is a book designed for one thing to grab kids by the seat of the pants and keep them excitedly turning the pages. The looking glass wars 3 book series kindle edition. The looking glass wars series frank beddor lewis carroll was wrong.
The looking glass wars alyss, born in wonderland, is destined to be a warrior queen. The looking glass wars series is a spin off series of the new times bestselling series, the lookingglass wars. Using carolls narration style and twisting his world, beddor brings to life an alternate telling of through the looking glass where alice is actually alyss heart, next in line to the throne, and her aunt redd the red queen has been driven mad with lust for power and. Beddor reimagines the childrens classic as nonfiction. This online interactive quiz tests familiarity with the characters. The answers can be deleted to create a worksheet for students to use when reading the novel. Forbidden technology part ii, project looking glass. Free the looking glass wars study unit worksheets for teachers to print. Step through the looking glass and meet the real alyss of wonderland in. Take your hr comms to the next level with prezi video. The looking glass war is a 1965 spy novel by john le carre.
Princess alyss heart is brutally cast out of wonderland by her vicious aunt redd, who beheads alyss mother off with her head, she cries. The questions are a variety but also include basic reading comprehension. All content included on our site, such as text, images, digital downloads and other, is the property of its content suppliers and protected by us and international laws. Alyss heart is the heir to the throne, until her murderous aunt redd steals the crown and kills.
It is written by the famous american author of the original series, frank beddor. The looking glass wars pages other brand gamestoys the looking glass wars card game english us espanol portugues brasil francais france deutsch. The looking glass wars is a novel by bestselling author frank beddor. When her parents, the king and queen of wonderland, are killed by her aunt redd, alyss heart escapes by jumping into the pool of tears. It is the first book in the looking glass wars series. The looking glass wars quotes frank beddor this study guide consists of approximately 28 pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis, themes, and more everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of the looking glass wars. A couple buy a desert motel where they find that strange, mysterious events occur. A looking glass is a backengineered form from the original cylinderseal descriptions on how to build the units that made stargates, so that in essence y ou could take a looking glass unit and make a couple changes to the equipment, l ift it up on an angle, put field posts around it and open up a. Crossfire by frank beddor and curtis clark with art by sami makkonen is a graphic novel follow up to the looking glass wars trilogy. Alyss escapes from wonderland and is exiled to another world entirely victorian london where she is adopted into a new family, renamed alice, and befriended.
Oct 08, 2016 in the looking glass wars, wonderland is an alternate universe where people can quite literally imagine the stuff they want out of thin air. Reviewed in the united states on january 20, 2017 the looking glass wars. A murder of quality2 has nothing much to do with spies, and. Matched by ally condie lexile level 680 the looking glass wars. Beddors alyss is the heroine of the looking glass wars, and she, too, follows this archetypal pattern. It features twists and turns on the original story, such as the white rabbit really being alysss. Choose from 500 different sets of looking glass wars flashcards on quizlet. Book 3 in the looking glass wars trilogy the war for wonderland has become a war for imagination.
It sums up all unanswered questions from seeing redd in a very unexpected way and is this a spoiler happy ending. The book tells the story of an incompetent british intelligence agency known as the department and its multiple botched attempts to verify a. Tweeny witches through the looking glass dvd 2 of 3. The basic premise is that the two books written by lewis carroll are a distortion of the true story. To ask other readers questions about the looking glass wars, please sign up. Frank beddor is raising funds for the looking glass wars hatter m on kickstarter. The film is an adaptation of the books by lewis carroll, the 1865 novel alices adventures in wonderland and its 1871 sequel through the lookingglass, which featured his character alice. After a bloody coup topples the heart regime, alyss is exiled to another world entirely, where she is adopted into the liddell family, renamed alice and befriended by lewis carroll. Reviewed in the united kingdom on february 14, 2016. When a coup, forces princess alyss to flee wonderland to nineteenth century england, she soon believes her previous life, a fairy tale. The looking glass wars is an actionpacked, fantasy and adventure tale, inspired by the classic book, alices adventures in wonderland you know, the one that the disney movie was based on. He was assisted by author liz cavalier for writing limited comic book series. Alyss heart is the heir to the throne, until her murderous. First released in the united kingdom in 2004, the looking glass wars was released in the united states on september 26, 2006.
An interesting video where the author of the looking glass wars, frank beddor, talks about the series. Step through the looking glass and meet the real alyss of wonderland in bestselling author frank beddors new novel and graphic novel. The looking glass war by john le carre 1965 first edition by le carre, john and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Everyone calls her world nonsense and alyss then quickly loses memory of wonderland. Frank beddors fantasy, the looking glass wars, is popular with young readers. However, le carre felt that the book failed to explore the realities of spying on the ground, as he knew them, and tended to glamorize espionage.
The looking glass wars by frank beddor collected miscellany. Using carolls narration style and twisting his world, beddor brings to life an alternate telling of through the looking glass where alice is actually alyss heart, next in line to the throne, and her aunt redd. This series is inspired by the books, through the looking glass and alice in wonderland by lewis carroll. Learn vocabulary words for the looking glass wars with free interactive flashcards. A seachange is happening in childrens book publishing, taking nearly a decade to come to its logical culmination in this book. The looking glass wars hatter m by frank beddor kickstarter. The looking glass wars caused a stir this year by playing with lewis carroll and offending the purists. The looking glass war by john le carre was published after his runaway bestseller the spy who came in from the cold was first published in 1963. With nicolas cage, robin tunney, marc blucas, jacque gray. Alice was an ordinary girl who stepped through the looking glass and entered a fairytale world invented by lewis carroll in his famous storybook. Characters worksheet is suitable for 4th 8th grade. The looking glass wars is the first book in a trilogy by the same name. The looking glass wars is a series of three novels by frank beddor, heavily inspired by lewis carrolls 1865 novel alices adventures in wonderland and its 1871 sequel through the looking glass. The looking glass wars is an alternate history retelling of lewis carrolls alices adventures in wonderlandthrough the looking glass books.
But this ingenious reworking for 10 to year olds, in which the heroine feels betrayed by carrolls account, and in which imaging a thing makes it real is powerful, eventful and dark. The looking glass wars is a series of novels by frank beddor, heavily inspired by lewis carrolls alices adventures in wonderland and through the looking glass. The looking glass wars, seeing redd, archenemy, and princess alyss of wonderland. The second book in the trilogy, seeing redd, was released on. Alyss hart, a wonderlander, comes to earth in a time of crisis her evil aunt redd has attacked wonderland in her quest to become the queen of hearts. Memorial union, pima auditorium mu 230 arizona state university, tempe campus free of charge and open to the public. This page document includes questions for each chapter of the novel, the looking glass wars by frank beddor. Clark, frank beddor, sami makkonen april 19th 2016 by automatic publishing. Instead of mad hatters and smirking cats, wonderland is a world of battling forces. Oct 01, 2006 the true story behind alice in wonderland.
The looking glass wars the looking glass wars trilogy. To satisfy the awakened curiosity of his readers he continued to tell the parallel adventures of royal bodyguard hatter madigans search for the lost princess in the eisner. Alice in wonderland is a disney media franchise, commencing in 1951 with the theatrical release of the animated film alice in wonderland. When its taken over by the evil queen redd, the rightful heir to the throne princess alyss escapes into our world but eventually has to return to cast redd out and take her place as queen. Little did she know that her 7th birthday would bring horrors that would later end. A looking glass is a backengineered form from the original cylinderseal descriptions on how to build the units that made stargates, so that in essence y ou could take a looking glass unit and make a couple changes to the equipment, l ift it up on an angle, put field posts around it and open up a hole to step through. The looking glass wars series is a well known fantasy novel series written by one of the noteworthy authors from the united states named frank beddor. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. The basic premise is that the two books written by lewis carroll are a distortion of the true story portrayed in these novels. A liveaction film directed by tim burton was released in 2010. Elliott1 earlier, john le carre wrote a couple of passable murder mysteries.
Include your name, the book chosen, and your teachers name as a page header. The basic premise is that the two books written by lewis carroll are a. Straight from the portal to you with signed copies of underfire, crossfire, all 6 hardcover hatter m graphic novels, the art of the looking glass wars, and the looking glass wars trilogy in hardbackall autographed by frank beddor. Get it today with same day delivery, order pickup or drive up. The looking glass wars is a series of three novels by frank beddor, heavily inspired by lewis carrolls 1865 novel alices adventures in wonderland and its 1871 sequel through the lookingglass. As is my habit, i am going to be lazy and use the school library journal summary. Alyss heart celebrates her seventh birthday in wonderland when redd the wanttobe queen of hearts and alyss aunt shouts, off with their heads. It is comprised of a total of 4 books, which were released between the years 2004 and 2009. When alyss heart, newly orphaned heir to the wonderland throne, flees through the pool of tears to escape her murderous aunt redd, she finds herself lost and alone in victorian london. The looking glass wars, frank beddor study guide questions. Thats precisely what the looking glass wars is all about. Hatter m the looking glass wars tpb 20082016 automatic.
English book talk fan made trailer for the looking glass wars. Alice was an ordinary girl who stepped through the looking glass and entered a. This study guide consists of approximately 28 pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis, themes, and more everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of the looking glass wars. This assignment must be uploaded to ecampus by friday, august 19th, 2016. Apr 02, 2009 official trailer for the dvd release of alice through the looking glass starring kate beckinsale, ian holm, and steve coogan. Learn looking glass wars with free interactive flashcards. This book takes a new look at the lewis carroll novel, alices adventures in wonderland, telling the story from the point of view of a young girl who swears that her story is true and that carroll twisted it to his own advantage. It is currently going through further developments in a variety of fields, such as a spinoff comic book series entitled hatter m. The film is an adaptation of the books by lewis carroll, the 1865 novel alices adventures in wonderland and its 1871 sequel through the looking glass, which featured his character alice.
Marie sullivan period 6 alyss heart thought life would never be so cruel to her. Looking glass wars trilogy fanfiction archive fanfiction. Revenge is a theme that motivates many of the characters in this novel. In the looking glass wars, wonderland is an alternate universe where people can quite literally imagine the stuff they want out of thin air.
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