The Looking Glass Wars

The Looking Glass Wars
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Publisher : Penguin
Total Pages : 412
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ISBN-10 : 0142409413
ISBN-13 : 9780142409411
Rating : 4/5 (13 Downloads)

Synopsis The Looking Glass Wars by : Frank Beddor

The Myth: Alice was an ordinary girl who stepped through the looking glass and entered a fairy-tale world invented by Lewis Carroll in his famous storybook. The Truth: Wonderland is real. Alyss Heart is the heir to the throne, until her murderous aunt Redd steals the crown and kills Alyss? parents. To escape Redd, Alyss and her bodyguard, Hatter Madigan, must flee to our world through the Pool of Tears. But in the pool Alyss and Hatter are separated. Lost and alone in Victorian London, Alyss is befriended by an aspiring author to whom she tells the violent, heartbreaking story of her young life. Yet he gets the story all wrong. Hatter Madigan knows the truth only too well, and he is searching every corner of our world to find the lost princess and return her to Wonderland so she may battle Redd for her rightful place as the Queen of Hearts.

The Nature of Wonder

The Nature of Wonder
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Publisher :
Total Pages : 192
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ISBN-10 : 0981873758
ISBN-13 : 9780981873756
Rating : 4/5 (58 Downloads)

Synopsis The Nature of Wonder by : Frank Beddor

Personal body guard Hatter Madigan relates the story of Alyss Heart's 13 year exile as he searches for this lost Princess of Wonderland after having lost track of her during a bloody coup in these "geo-graphic" novels that detail familiar places and characters from Earth history and those made famous in the Lewis Carroll tales of Alice's [Alice Pleasance Liddell] time in Wonderland.

Far from Wonder

Far from Wonder
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Publisher : Looking Glass Wars (Hardcover)
Total Pages : 0
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ISBN-10 : 0981873766
ISBN-13 : 9780981873763
Rating : 4/5 (66 Downloads)

Synopsis Far from Wonder by : Ben Templesmith

First published in 2007 under the title "Hatter M, Volume one, The Looking Glass Wars."

Wonder of Wonders

Wonder of Wonders
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Publisher : Macmillan + ORM
Total Pages : 484
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ISBN-10 : 9780805095296
ISBN-13 : 0805095292
Rating : 4/5 (96 Downloads)

Synopsis Wonder of Wonders by : Alisa Solomon

A sparkling and eye-opening history of the Broadway musical that changed the world In the half-century since its premiere, Fiddler on the Roof has had an astonishing global impact. Beloved by audiences the world over, performed from rural high schools to grand state theaters, Fiddler is a supremely potent cultural landmark. In a history as captivating as its subject, award-winning drama critic Alisa Solomon traces how and why the story of Tevye the milkman, the creation of the great Yiddish writer Sholem-Aleichem, was reborn as blockbuster entertainment and a cultural touchstone, not only for Jews and not only in America. It is a story of the theater, following Tevye from his humble appearance on the New York Yiddish stage, through his adoption by leftist dramatists as a symbol of oppression, to his Broadway debut in one of the last big book musicals, and his ultimate destination—a major Hollywood picture. Solomon reveals how the show spoke to the deepest conflicts and desires of its time: the fraying of tradition, generational tension, the loss of roots. Audiences everywhere found in Fiddler immediate resonance and a usable past, whether in Warsaw, where it unlocked the taboo subject of Jewish history, or in Tokyo, where the producer asked how Americans could understand a story that is "so Japanese." Rich, entertaining, and original, Wonder of Wonders reveals the surprising and enduring legacy of a show about tradition that itself became a tradition. Wonder of wonders, miracle of miracles.

You Will Meet a Stranger Far from Home

You Will Meet a Stranger Far from Home
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Publisher : Lethe Press
Total Pages : 196
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ISBN-10 : 9781590211038
ISBN-13 : 1590211030
Rating : 4/5 (38 Downloads)

Synopsis You Will Meet a Stranger Far from Home by : Alex Jeffers

From the acclaimed author of Safe as Houses and The Abode of Bliss, ten wondrous tales of yesterday, today, and tomorrow--of our familiar world and others. An American teenager meets Adonis on a sailing cruise off the coast of Turkey. A merchant of the Silk Road encounters an odd dog--and a brother--from another world. An old lady on a distant planet attempts to help her great-grandson grow up in a world that will soon forget women ever existed. A Massachusetts boy refuses an offer to visit fairyland. Another American teenager on vacation encounters three fallen angels and is transformed. Alex Jeffers's first collection of fantastical stories is a treacherous box of delights.

Ugly

Ugly
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Publisher : Hachette Australia
Total Pages : 106
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ISBN-10 : 9780733634345
ISBN-13 : 0733634346
Rating : 4/5 (45 Downloads)

Synopsis Ugly by : Robert Hoge

A beaut story about one very ugly kid. Robert Hoge was born with a tumour in the middle of his face, and legs that weren't much use. There wasn't another baby like him in the whole of Australia, let alone Brisbane. But the rest of his life wasn't so unusual: he had a mum and a dad, brothers and sisters, friends at school and in his street. He had childhood scrapes and days at the beach; fights with his family and trouble with his teachers. He had doctors, too: lots of doctors who, when he was still very young, removed that tumour from his face and operated on his legs, then stitched him back together. He still looked different, though. He still looked ... ugly. UGLY is the true story of how an extraordinary boy grew up to have an ordinary life, and how that became his greatest achievement of all.

Hatter M

Hatter M
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Publisher : Automatic Pictures
Total Pages : 176
Release :
ISBN-10 : 0981873707
ISBN-13 : 9780981873701
Rating : 4/5 (07 Downloads)

Synopsis Hatter M by : Frank Beddor

What do you get when Islamic terrorists and White Supremacists go up against a small group of Bible believers in the hills of East Tennessee? Get your hands on a copy of this intensely exciting, informative novel! 5 time Amazon Top 100 Seller.

Wonder

Wonder
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Publisher : Knopf Books for Young Readers
Total Pages : 322
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ISBN-10 : 9780375899881
ISBN-13 : 037589988X
Rating : 4/5 (81 Downloads)

Synopsis Wonder by : R. J. Palacio

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • Millions of people have fallen in love with Auggie Pullman, an ordinary boy with an extraordinary face—who shows us that kindness brings us together no matter how far apart we are. Read the book that inspired the Choose Kind movement, a major motion picture, and the critically acclaimed graphic novel White Bird. And don't miss R.J. Palacio's highly anticipated new novel, Pony, available now! I won't describe what I look like. Whatever you're thinking, it's probably worse. August Pullman was born with a facial difference that, up until now, has prevented him from going to a mainstream school. Starting 5th grade at Beecher Prep, he wants nothing more than to be treated as an ordinary kid—but his new classmates can’t get past Auggie’s extraordinary face. Beginning from Auggie’s point of view and expanding to include his classmates, his sister, her boyfriend, and others, the perspectives converge to form a portrait of one community’s struggle with empathy, compassion, and acceptance. In a world where bullying among young people is an epidemic, this is a refreshing new narrative full of heart and hope. R.J. Palacio has called her debut novel “a meditation on kindness” —indeed, every reader will come away with a greater appreciation for the simple courage of friendship. Auggie is a hero to root for, a diamond in the rough who proves that you can’t blend in when you were born to stand out.

Wonder Walkers

Wonder Walkers
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Publisher : Penguin
Total Pages : 19
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ISBN-10 : 9780593109656
ISBN-13 : 0593109651
Rating : 4/5 (56 Downloads)

Synopsis Wonder Walkers by : Micha Archer

A Caldecott Honor winner! Micha Archer's gorgeous, detailed collages give readers a fresh outlook on the splendors of nature. When two curious kids embark on a "wonder walk," they let their imaginations soar as they look at the world in a whole new light. They have thought-provoking questions for everything they see: Is the sun the world's light bulb? Is dirt the world's skin? Are rivers the earth's veins? Is the wind the world breathing? I wonder . . . Young readers will wonder too, as they ponder these gorgeous pages and make all kinds of new connections. What a wonderful world indeed!

Time of Wonder

Time of Wonder
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Publisher : Penguin
Total Pages : 34
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ISBN-10 : 9780451481856
ISBN-13 : 0451481852
Rating : 4/5 (56 Downloads)

Synopsis Time of Wonder by : Robert McCloskey

Winner of the Caldecott Medal! For fans of Blueberries for Sal, One Morning in Maine, and Make way for Ducklings. "Out on the islands that poke their rocky shores above the waters of Penobscot Bay, you can watch the time of the world go by, from minute to minute, hour to hour, from day to day . . ." So begins this classic story of one summer on a Maine island from the author of One Morning in Maine and Blueberries for Sal. The spell of rain, the gulls and a foggy morning, the excitement of sailing, the quiet of the night, the sudden terror of a hurricane, and, in the end, the peace of the island as the family packs up to leave are shown in poetic language and vibrant, evocative pictures.