The Looking Glass Wars (2004) (edit title/settings)

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• Alyss Heart: Princess of Wonderland
• Dodge Anders: Childhood friend of Alyss. Fighter of Alyssians. In love with Alyss
• Hatter Madigan: Head of Wonderland's Millinary. Well respected and feared by enemies. Body guard of Queen Genevieve. Follows Alyss into the real world in hopes of finding her and returning to Wonderland to overthrow Redd.
• Redd Heart: Evil Aunt of Alyss who believes the Queendom of Wonderland is rightfully hers. Practitioner of Black Imagination.
• The Cat: Redd's Assassin. Part human, part cat.
• Genevieve Heart: Alyss's mother- queen of Wonderland.
• Alice Liddell: Alyss Heart's persona while trapped on Earth.
• Jack Of Diamonds: To be wed to Alyss, then becomes in powered by Redd. Fat, spoiled man that wears wigs.
• Alyss Heart: Alyss is the Main character, nothing like the Alice we know from Disney's classic hit, nor Lewis Carol's. She is the princess of Wonderland and not the wandering lamb being led into slaughter.
• Bibwit Harte: The tutor to the royal family. He has taught many Queens in his long long life. Can hear things from three streets away.
• Mr. Dodgson: Lewis Carroll, he is the person that Alyss told her story to and he embellished it with his own 'flair'.
• King Nolan: Alyss' father. whom gets murdered by Redd
• Hatter Madigan: A millinary soldier who is Alyss' bodyguard. He doesn't know it but he fathered Homburg Molly.
• Prince Leopold: Alice's to-be husband while she's in Oxford. Prince.
• Dean Liddell: Alyss's father while in Oxford
• Linda Liddel: Alice's mother while in Oxford, she yells at "Alice" whenever she talks about Wonderland.

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• “For although they were young, their love was far more mature than their years”

• “The Four Card was growing more desperate as Hatter approached. The top hat clanged on the floor one last time. Hatter picked up the weapon, examining it to make sure it hadn't been damaged."One must learn how to use it," he said. "Here, let me show you the proper way."These were the last words the soldier ever heard.”

  Hatter Mattigan

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• For most of the universe’s inhabitants, life is not all gummy wads and tarty tarts; it is a struggle against hardship, unfairness, corruption, abuse, and adversity in all its guises, where even to survive—let alone survive with dignity—is heroic. To soldier through the days in the wake of failure is the courageous act of many. To rule benevolently, a queen should be able to enter into the feelings of those less fortunate than herself.

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• “It’s all in your head,” the queen sighed. “Remember that, love. Whatever happens, it’s all in your head.”

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• The power of Alyss’ imagination had made them appear and disappear. Imagination was an important part of life in Wonderland, and Alyss had the most powerful imagination ever seen in a seven-year-old Wonderlander.

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• “Allow yourself to be the agent by which a cause greater than any single individual triumphs.

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• “A unique Looking Glass Maze exists for every would-be queen. The maze must be successfully navigated by the would-be queen if she is to reach her imagination’s full potential and thus be fit to rule.”

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• He talked to himself because there weren’t many people as learned as he, and he liked to talk to learned people.

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• “‘Silence is hereby outlawed. Silence breeds independent thought, which in turn breeds dissent.’”

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• It is sometimes braver to run. “By running, you live to face further uncertainty and trouble,” he explained. “It would be much easier for you to give up. You should not doubt your courage, Alyss Heart. She who runs from her enemies until she has the strength to do otherwise is both brave and wise.”

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• gwynook—a small creature with a penguin’s body and an old man’s wrinkled face—waddled about on his back.

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• But like many young men who grow up as privileged as Jack of Diamonds, he didn’t suspect his own ignorance.

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Setting & Locations edit see section history

• Paris
• Mount Isolation
• Wondertropolis
• London
• Outerwilderbeastia
• Valley Of Mushrooms
• England

Organizations edit see section history

• Millinery: Ancient group of training warriors, including Hatter Maddigan
• Alyssians: Group of rebels fighting against Redd. Named after Princess Alyss

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Glossary edit see section history

• Queendom: A nation ruled by a queen.
• homburg: A felt men's hat with a slightly curled brim. Homburg Molly wears one of these.

Themes & Symbolism edit see section history

• Good vs. Evil: Alyss vs. Red
• The Transformative Power of the Imagination: Alyss' power is derived from her imagination, a power that fades as she grows older, and it is only her return to her child-like state of wonder and her use of her imagination that she regains what is rightfully hers.
• Personal identity and conformity: Throughout the novel, Alyss struggles with her identity: who she thinks she is, who she wants to be, who others think she is, who others think she should be.

Series & Lists edit see section history

Followed by Seeing Redd.

Authors & Contributors edit see section history

1. Frank Beddor (Author)

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Awards edit see section history

• Iowa Teen Award (Finalist, 2009-2010)
• Benjamin Franklin Award (2007, #1)
• Leicester's Book of the Year Award (Finalist, 2006)
• Cybil's Award (Finalist, 2006)
• Staffordshire Young Teen Fiction Award (Finalist, 2005)
• Carnegie Medal (Finalist, 2004)

Classification edit see section history

• Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
• Dewey: 823.92

Notes for Parents edit see section history

This book has some violent scenes

Subjects edit see section history

• Books › Children's Books › Literature › Science Fiction, Fantasy, Mystery & Horror › Science Fiction, Fantasy, & Magic
• Books › Teens › Science Fiction & Fantasy › Science Fiction
• Books › Teens › Science Fiction & Fantasy › Fantasy
• Books › Teens › Literature & Fiction › Adventure & Thrillers
• Books › Children's Books › Literature › Action & Adventure

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• The Looking Glass Wars

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