Seeing Redd is the second in the trilogy from Frank Beddor, author of best-selling The Looking Glass Wars.
The Looking Glass Wars is a dark take on Lewis Carroll's Alice's Adventures In Wonderland. That book is the story of Alyss Heart's escape from her Aunt Redd who killed her parents, the King and Queen of Wonderland.
When she jumps into the Pool of Tears, she emerges in Oxford, where she emerges from a puddle, lives on the street, and is later adopted by Reverend and Mrs. Liddell. But, back home in Wonderland, the Alyssians are trying to overthrow Redd, and, Hatter Madigan searches the world for Alyss so she can return to Wonderland to be the Queen.
In Seeing Redd, Alyss has just begun her rule as queen, and, trouble finds her early on, and, there's even rumor that her evil Aunt Redd has returned.
Science fiction, and, fantasy isn't usually my favorite genre, but, this was pretty cool. It's dark, and, violent, but, what an amazing imagination!
Seeing Redd is available in stores as of August 21, 2007.
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Hi Busymom. I have a gifted 5th grader whose reading tests indicate that he is reading at a 12th grade level. Needless to say, it's a challenge to find reading material for him that is interesting AND challenging but not too adult. Given that background, would you recommend this for him or is it too violent? He's been reading the Eoin Colfer books, the Rick Riordan "Percy Jackson and the Olympians" series and the "His Dark Materials" series. So would you consider the Beddor books acceptable or too adult?
Posted by Kathy | August 23, 2007 9:19 PM
Posted on August 23, 2007 21:19