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Unbirthday

by Liz Braswell
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What if Wonderland was in peril and Alice was very, very late? Alice is different than other eighteen-year-old ladies in Kexford, which is perfectly fine with her. She'd rather spend golden afternoons with her trusty camera or in her aunt Vivian's lively salon, ignoring her sister's wishes that she stop all that "nonsense" and become a "respectable" member of society. Alice is happy to meander to Miss. Yao's teashop or to visit the children playing in the Square. She's also interested in learning more about the young lawyer she met there, but just because she's curious, of course, not because he was sweet and charming. But when Alice develops photographs she has recently taken about town, familiar faces of old suddenly appear in the place of her actual subjects-the Queen of Hearts, the Mad Hatter, the Caterpillar. There's something eerily off about them, even for Wonderland creatures. And as Alice develops a self-portrait, she finds the most disturbing image of all-a badly-injured dark-haired girl asking for Alice's help. Mary Ann. Returning to the place of nonsense from her childhood, Alice finds herself on a mission to stop the Queen of Hearts' tyrannical rule and to find her place in both worlds. But will she able to do so . . . before the End of Time?

  • Creators

  • Series

    Twisted Tales

  • Publisher

  • Release date

    September 1, 2020

  • Formats

    • Kindle Book

    • OverDrive Read

      • ISBN: 9781368056403

    • EPUB ebook

      • ISBN: 9781368056403
      • File size: 4759 KB

  • Languages

    • English

  • Levels

    • ATOS Level: 6.1
    • Lexile® Measure: 810
    • Interest Level: 6-12(MG+)
    • Text Difficulty: 3-5

  • Reviews

    • School Library Journal

      September 1, 2020

      Gr 9 Up-Braswell puts a darker spin on Disney's Alice In Wonderland. Alice is now 18, an adventurous and aspiring photographer. As she takes her photos, some familiar Wonderland faces appear, old friends beckoning her to help them. Alice must navigate both family drama and a burning desire to return to Wonderland through her sister's annoying desires for marriage and expectations to become a proper lady in society. Along the way, Alice meets a misunderstood young lawyer, who is outside the proper social circle, just as she is. This book hits on racial and social injustice in 19th-century England, allowing Alice, who is white, and readers to explore the subjective reality of right and wrong. Through trials and tears, Alice finds herself in and out of Wonderland, trying to save her friends from the Queen of Hearts. The Queen has one objective-to win, whatever the cost. Even though the original story is twisted and strange, this retelling is dark, grim, and grotesque at times. Wonderland isn't tea parties and delicious tiny cakes, but scary and dangerous. It'll take a unique reader and true Alice fan to appreciate this almost horrorlike adaptation. VERDICT A strange reimagining of Wonderland for dark fantasy and horror fans.-Paige Kostelyk, DeMotte Christian Grade School, IN

      Copyright 2020 School Library Journal, LLC Used with permission.

Formats

  • Kindle Book
  • OverDrive Read
  • EPUB ebook

subjects

Languages

  • English

Levels

  • ATOS Level:6.1
  • Lexile® Measure:810
  • Interest Level:6-12(MG+)
  • Text Difficulty:3-5

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