That would be easier without her mother, freshly released from an asylum, acting overly protective and suspicious. Now all she has to do is graduate high school and make it through prom so she can attend the prestigious art school in London she's always dreamed of. She saved the life of Jeb, the guy she loves, and escaped the machinations of the disturbingly seductive Morpheus and the vindictive Queen Red. 'Creepy, descriptive read with a generous dollop of romance.Alyssa Gardner has been down the rabbit hole and faced the bandersnatch. The cover with its swirling tendrils and insects surrounding Alyssa will surely attract teen readers who will not disappointed with this magical, edgy tale.' 'Wonderland is filled with much that is not as wonderful as might be expected, and yet, it is in Wonderland that Alyssa accepts her true nature. 'Attention to costume and setting render this a visually rich read.' 'While readers will delight in such recognizable scenes as Alyssa drinking from a bottle to shrink, the richly detailed scenes that stray from the original will entice the imagination. The story's creepiness is intriguing as horror, and its hypnotic tone and setting, at the intersection of madness and creativity, should sweep readers down the rabbit hole.' 'It’s a deft, complex metamorphosis of this children’s fantasy made more enticing by competing romantic interests, a psychedelic setting, and more mad violence than its original.'

'Brilliant, because it is ambitious, inventive, and often surprising - a contemporary reworking of Lewis Carroll’s “Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland,’’ with a deep bow toward Tim Burton’s 2010 film version.' Splintered is dark, twisted, entirely riveting, and a truly romantic tale.' 'Alyssa is one of the most unique protagonists I've come across in a while. Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books 'Fans of dark fantasy, as well as of Carroll’s Alice in all her revisionings (especially Tim Burton’s), will find a lot to love in this compelling and imaginative novel.' Read all the books in the New York Times bestselling Splintered series: Splintered (Book 1 ), Unhinged (Book 2 ), Ensnared (Book 3 ), and Untamed (The Companion Novel ). And Morpheus delves into Jeb’s memories of the events of Splintered in The Moth in the Mirror. Alyssa’s mother reminisces about her own time in Wonderland and giving up the crown to rescue the man who would become her husband in The Boy in the Web. In Six Impossible Things, Alyssa recalls the most precious moments of her life after Ensnared, and the role magic plays in preserving the happiness of those she loves. In this collection of three novellas, join Alyssa and her family as they look back at their memories of Wonderland. She survived the battle for Wonderland and the battle for her heart. Alyssa Gardner went down the rabbit hole and took control of her destiny.

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