This is an update of a previous post by sharon rickson. Heart, of course, starred cage way back in the day, when his eccentrically expressive behavioral tics seemed perfectly suited to a. The power and importance of friendship is at the heart of each of her books but most crucially, cathy brings an element of magic to every. But an accident suddenly changes everything and alice is. She has worked as an editor on jackie magazine, a teacher, and as agony aunt on shout magazine. Cathy cassidy wrote and illustrated her first book at eightyearsold. Take a look at comic books for children and teens if youre looking for something that would encourage your child to read more.
Charles lutwidge dodgson pen name lewis carroll 27 january 1832 14 january 1898 was an english writer best known for alices adventures in wonderland and its sequel, through the lookingglass, and what alice found there. The power and importance of friendship is at the heart of each of her books but most crucially, cathy brings an element of magic to every story, discovering the magic that exists in every corner, in every. Cathy cassidys warm, funny, tender fiction including dizzy, indigo blue, sundae girl and many more has won her an army of dedicated fans. Sign up to get all the latest news about cathy cassidy and her books. If you cant get enough of schitts creek, you need to read. How my distressed baby defied the odds, shamed a ceo, and taught me the essence of love, heartbreak, and miracles. Lookingglass girl by cathy cassidy book cover, description, publication history. Told in interweaving narratives that move between past and present, girl through glass illuminates the costs of ambition, secrets, and the desire for beauty, and reveals how the sacrifices we make for an ideal can destroyor saveus. Looking glass opens with drivers seat views of roads and credits in red type and a typeface that will look familiar to fans of david lynchs wild at heart and lost highway. Goodreads members who liked looking glass girl also liked. I stand in front of the lookingglass in my bedroom, checking my reflection.
Goodreads members who liked lookingglass girl also liked. Jun 14, 2015 i felt like the characters of looking glass girl were set apart from the characters of her stand alone novels, or the chocolate box girls. Oct 10, 2016 while this bestseller was adapted into a film starring nicole kidman, the movie failed to generate the same type of boxoffice power as blockbusters like gone girl and the girl on the train. Jan, 2015 one of the most antcipated stories in 2015 by cathy cassidy. When the accident happened her world vanished can alice ever find her way back. Looking glass girl and over 8 million other books are available for amazon kindle. A wonderful modernday reimagining of lewis carrolls timeless classic, looking glass girl is the stunning new book from cathy cassidy, an unforgettable tale of friendship and love from one of the uks bestloved authors. Looking glass girl is a junior fiction novel aimed at girls aged 914 years. Through the lookingglass by lewis carroll loyal books. Apr 02, 2015 a wonderful modernday reimagining of lewis carrolls timeless classic, looking glass girl is the stunning new book from cathy cassidy, an unforgettable tale of friendship and love from one of the uks bestloved authors. Dec 14, 2015 i have only two major objections to deanna feis girl in glass. Here you can find handpicked readalike recommendations for more than 4000 contemporary books and 3000 authors. Was alice through the looking glass based on a book. Looking glass books book shop edinburgh, united kingdom.
Books similar to alice through the looking glass goodreads. Heart, of course, starred cage way back in the day, when his eccentrically expressive behavioral tics seemed perfectly suited to a lynchian world. While this bestseller was adapted into a film starring nicole kidman, the movie failed to generate the same type of boxoffice power as blockbusters like gone girl and the girl on the train. Books similar to alices adventures in wonderland manybooks. Nov 22, 2017 finding a book when youve forgotten its title by gwen glazer, communications november 22, 2017. Before she opened the door, she turned back and looked once more at the girl in the looking glass. Not to be confused with actual adaptations of the alice and looking glass books, these are films which are based on elements of the books.
The girl in the glass by susan meissner, paperback. Looking glass girl is the stunning new book from cathy cassidy, an unforgettable tale of friendship and love from one of the uks bestloved authors. May 24, 2016 was alice through the looking glass based on a book. Find books like lookingglass girl from the worlds largest community of readers. But an accident suddenly changes everything and alice is rushed to hospital. In fact, looking glass s reflective mask actually looks like the comic book character that inspired moore to create rorschach in the first place.
Read lookingglass girl books online free like the walking dead are also a great choice if youre looking for something dark and mysterious. If you loved gone girl, try reading these 9 other books, too. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Get ready to fall down the rabbit hole all over again click here to order from your nearest indie bookshop. In the years that followed their publication, lewis carrolls books have been intensely studied by literary critics, psychologists, mathematicians and chess enthusiasts. Are you a fan of alice in wonderland and dont mind touching on edgy subjects, then this is the book for you.
Alice again enters a fantastical world, this time by climbing through a mirror into the world that she can see beyond it. I read it at the beach, i read it while eating a salad at work, i read it past my bedtime. Read book lookingglass girl online from cathy cassidy best. Aug 05, 2014 if you loved gone girl, try reading these 9 other books, too. Looking glass girl by cathy cassidy puffin is available in hardback, paperback and ebook and audio formats from all good independent booksellers, online, and through various other sources, not least your local library.
Use the alphabetical lists below to look up a favorite book or author and then click see readalikes to discover similar books. She walked sedately towards the door, breathing in and out as deeply as her dress would allow her, and going over appropriate dinner conversation in her mind. Books similar to the glass castle have you ever read jeannette walls brilliant memoir, the glass castle, chronicling the struggle she and her siblings endured growing up. Mix a little suspense with a lot of romance and you get a. Like every person i knew during the summer of 2012, i read gone girl as if my life depended on it. The girl in the glass by susan meissner, paperback barnes. Check out selected results from nypl title quest 2019, held august 2, 2019, as well as title quest 2018. Horror graphic novels like the walking dead are also a great choice if youre looking for something dark and mysterious. Looking glass girl by cathy cassidy heart full of books. Enter a book you like and the site will analyse our huge database of real readers favorite books to provide book recommendations and suggestions for what to read next. The looking glass wars by frank beddor use the characters from alices. Aimee garnier whitby, a beautiful french artist and wife of one of maines richest and most powerful men, is found near death on the whitby familys private summer island, the letter a mysteriously carved into her chest. Lookingglass girl is an unforgettable tale of friendship and love.
I decided to read the book lookingglass girl because it sounded like a book. Finding a book when youve forgotten its title the new. This story about a young girl named coraline and her other mother is magical, creepy, and just a little bit unsettling. May 16, 2015 looking glass girl by cathy cassidy puffin is available in hardback, paperback and ebook and audio formats from all good independent booksellers, online, and through various other sources, not least your local library. For a recent indepth interview with cathy cassidy on. Alice is thrilled when savannah invites her to a wonderlandthemed sleepover. Not to be confused with actual adaptations of the alice and lookingglass books, these are films which are based on elements of the books.
Through the lookingglass, and what alice found there also known as alice through the lookingglass or simply through the lookingglass is an 1871 novel by lewis carroll and the sequel to alices adventures in wonderland 1865. Through the looking glass by lewis carroll, paperback. It told her that she was being offered a place in the school, enclosed a list of books and equipment that she was to purchase and directions to a place named diagon alley, and was signed by a woman named minerva mcgonagall, deputy headmistress. Buy looking glass girl by cathy cassidy from waterstones today. But, there wasnt time to worry about that now, for her mother was calling her. History get youtube premium get youtube tv best of youtube music sports gaming movies tv shows. Read book lookingglass girl online from cathy cassidy. I felt like the characters of looking glass girl were set. I really liked the pure vulnerability she had after she was bullied, but she didnt become completely spineless.
The lost girl is named karen, and a little girl writes the name narek on glass, saying thats the name of her dog. If you have and loved it, this article lists seven books like the glass castle you need to read next as readers, weve been blessed with a wealth of heartfelt and powerful memoirs from writers. Author of the girl in the glass as well as a sound among the trees and the shape of mercy its a pleasure having awardwinning novelist susan meissner here with us today to talk about her newest book from waterbrook press, the girl in the glass, a partcontemporary, part historical novel set in florence, italy. Sep 29, 2014 like every person i knew during the summer of 2012, i read gone girl as if my life depended on it. Cathys books are mostly based on situations like this and for the 10 years she has been writing books, this one doesnt disappoint. Looking glass girl is the new story out to celebrate 150 years since alices adventures first arose. I promised my preteen self i would always read cathy cassidys books, as she.
Two books about a girl named alice became a movie about a wacky cat, a pompous queen, and a garden full of. Although im no longer the target audience of the stories, her books never fail to make me feel happy in a giddy, cute way. Looking glass isnt in the watchmen comics but his mask. I could connect deeply with megs pain and her journey to find forgiveness and mercy. Why would savvy, queen of the school, invite someone like her. Lookingglass girl by cathy cassidy fantastic fiction. Cathy cassidy, lookingglass girl lookingglass girl by cathy cassidy is about a girl called alice who, as the name suggests, is based on the character from lewis carrolls alice in wonderland. Start typing the title or the author of a book you like, and click on the link underneath which matches best. It is so good, i feel like the book swallowed me into it and turned it liveaction. I managed to snag looking glass girl, the alice in wonderland retelling, from my local library, and i have to say it has become one of my favourites. One of the most antcipated stories in 2015 by cathy cassidy. It can be tough to remember the title and author of a book you read a long time ago. Lookingglass girl by cathy cassidy 97801457836paperback.
Mystery books to read if you like the girl on the train. Feb 15, 2015 cathy cassidy, looking glass girl looking glass girl by cathy cassidy is about a girl called alice who, as the name suggests, is based on the character from lewis carrolls alice in wonderland. Yes, i may get depressed and upset with characters, but its not often when a book has me in tears like glass girl did. Finding a book when youve forgotten its title by gwen glazer, communications november 22. Mariana lives with her family on the venetian island of murano famed for its artists who create masterpieces from glass. Like gone girl, the girl before features manipulative and deliberate characters who move through their lives and follow plans with intention. Two books about a girl named alice became a movie about a wacky cat, a. Find books like alice through the looking glass from the worlds largest. Finding a book when youve forgotten its title the new york. Get ready to fall down the rabbit hole all over again with lookingglass girl. The alice comedies, a series of live actionanimated shorts created by walt disney and ub iwerks in the 1920s which initially were loosely based on alice in wonderland.
The dream like quality is retained in through the lookingglass, with abrupt changes in location and characters. I have only two major objections to deanna feis girl in glass. I recall the cover of the second book was a cave like setting with a sad looking girl. Meghan mcglinchey is the most superstitious girl in her familyand probably in the. She lives in kirkcudbrightshire, scotland, with her husband, two children, three cats, two rabbits and a mad hairy lurcher called kelpie. Tell your teacher to register for an amazing, free cathy cassidy virtual event. Click and collect from your local waterstones or get free uk delivery on orders over. For a recent indepth interview with cathy cassidy on this blog, head here.
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