Seeing Redd

August 1, 2007
Gr 6-10-This second volume in the series continues the story of Alyss Heart, who defeated her Aunt Redd and is now Queen of Wonderland. She struggles to restore the devastated queendom to its former glory with the help of characters from the first book, including Bibwit, Hatter Madigan, and Homburg Molly. As she works to balance her duty with her private times alone with Dodge, Alyss finds that she has more enemies than just her Aunt Redd. Or perhaps Redd is behind everything. Alyss must rely on her amazingly strong imagination to defend herself, her friends, and her world. While "The Looking Glass Wars" (Dial, 2006) was a triumph of imagination, this one lacks a bit of its sparkle. Still, it is similarly filled with battles and gore, and fans of that book will be clamoring for it."Tasha Saecker, Menasha Public Library, WI"

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September 15, 2007
Having defeated Redd in The Looking Glass Wars (2006), Alyss is now Queen of Wonderland. She has little time to rest, as shes thrown into conflict with neighboring Boardertown, whose king sees Wonderland as ripe for the taking. Meanwhile, Redd surfaces on Earth and prepares for her return.Theres a good, solid twist at the close, but complicated political machinations and long-winded battles become wearing, and Beddors fans may findthis installment in theLooking GlassWars series doesntadvance the intriguing premise; chances are, however, they will want toread it anyway.(Reprinted with permission of Booklist, copyright 2007, American Library Association.)