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Wondrous

by Heather Fawcett

A return to Wonderland, with a question of identity

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AlbakiReads Editorial

A return to Wonderland, with a question of identity

Years after her first journey, Alice chooses Wonderland as a route to greater freedom from the limited prospects of 19th-century London, including the hope of opening a traveling magical tea shop. Her return becomes a contest over who has the right to be called “The Alice”: several girls bear the name, and the Queen of Hearts ties the title to a prophecy and a threat to Wonderland. Alice’s quest to confront invading mock dragons puts that rivalry alongside questions of self-definition, belonging, and trust. Familiar Wonderland figures share the stage with new arrivals, while Alice carries an enchanted tea set and must decide whom to rely on.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Readers interested in a young-adult continuation of Alice’s adventures in Wonderland.
  • Readers who enjoy fantasy quests involving prophecy, competing claims to identity, and familiar fairy-tale figures.

Themes

Identity and self-definitionFreedom and limited choicesBelonging and rivalryTrust and alliance

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Book overview

Timed to the 75th anniversary of Disney's enduring classic Alice in Wonderland, this young adult sequel follows teenaged Alice on a curious new adventure down the rabbit hole, many years after her first visit to Wonderland.

Wonderland is a world of Alice's own. Or is it?

Years after her first tumble down the rabbit hole, Alice returns to Wonderland for good. As a young woman with limited options in 19th century London, only Wonderland can grant her the freedom she craves, like the chance to open a traveling magical tea shop.

Even though Alice expects madness from familiar faces like Hatter, Hare, and the Cheshire Cat, she doesn't expect to meet another real-world teenager--one who claims she is the "true" Alice and the first adventurer to explore Wonderland. Soon, the Queen of Hearts' soldiers capture both girls and bring them to the castle, and more startling truths come to light: dozens of other so-called "Alices" have appeared in Wonderland, too.

Based on a strange prophecy, the Queen believes one Alice is destined to save Wonderland from utter peril: three ghastly mock dragons who have invaded from another realm. Whoever can stop the mock dragons will be named "The Alice" . . . while the others will be exiled, never allowed to return.

Determined to secure Wonderland's future and her own, Alice sets out on a daring quest, equipped only with her enchanted tea set. Hesitant to trust any other Alices, she forms a tenuous alliance with a strange boy with a connection to the fearful jabberwocks of lore. But is Alice truly the Alice in Wonderland, or a mere footnote in another heroine's story?
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