RIYL Alice in Wonderland
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Abarat by Clive Barker
Candy Quackenbush of Chickentown, Minnesota, journeys to the Abarat, an archipelago filled with strange wonders, and has a curious revelation: she has been here before, and it is her responsibility to save this mysterious place from the evil forces that threaten it.
Alice in the Country of Hearts (Manga) by Quinrose and Hoshino Soumei
While napping in the garden, Alice Liddell is kidnapped by a white-haired man with bunny ears, who then leaps down a giant gaping hole with her. When she wakes up, she's in a bizarre land filled with behatted Mafia dons, bloodthirsty twins and a power struggle between the Mafia, the Queen of Hearts, and a guy called Gowland. And even worse, because of the bunny-eared Peter White, she is now enmeshed in an game -- and unless she plays through it, she can't possibly go home.
Coraline by Neil Gaiman
An electrifyingly creepy tale likely to haunt young readers for many moons. After Coraline and her parents move into an old house, Coraline asks her mother about a mysterious locked door. Her mother unlocks it to reveal that it leads nowhere: "When they turned the house into flats, they simply bricked it up," her mother explains. But something about the door attracts the girl, and when she later unlocks it herself, the bricks have disappeared. Through the door, she travels a dark corridor (which smells "like something very old and very slow") into a world that eerily mimics her own.
Down the Rabbit Hole: an Echo Falls Mystery by Peter Abrahams
Ingrid is in the wrong place at the wrong time. Or at least her shoes are. Getting them back means getting involved in a murder investigation rivaling those solved by her idol, Sherlock Holmes, and Ingrid has enough on her plate with club soccer, school, and the plum role of Alice in the Echo Falls production of Alice in Wonderland. But much as in Alice's adventures down the rabbit hole, things in Ingrid's small town keep getting curiouser and curiouser.
Gregor the Overlander, by Suzanne Collins
When eleven-year-old Gregor and his two-year-old sister are pulled into a strange underground world, they trigger an epic battle involving humans, bats, rats, cockroaches, and spiders while on a quest foretold by ancient prophecy.
Heartless by Marissa Meyer. Orgin story for the Queen of Hearts.
In this prequel to Alice in Wonderland, Cath would rather open a bakery and marry for love than accept a proposal from the King of Hearts, especially after meeting the handsome and mysterious court jester.
Larklight by Philip Reeve
In an alternate Victorian England, young Arthur and his sister Myrtle, residents of Larklight, a floating house in one of Her Majesty's outer space territories, uncover a spidery plot to destroy the solar system.
The Looking-Glass Wars by Frank Beddor
In this first installment of a planned trilogy, 7-year-old Alyss Hart is pitted against her evil Aunt Redd in the succession to the throne of Wonderland. Escaping through the Pool of Tears, Alyss encounters Charles Dodgson (Carroll) and entrusts her story to him. While Dodgson proceeds to publish his own version of Alyss’ story, royal bodyguard Hatter Madigan finds Alyss and returns her to Wonderland to face Aunt Redd in a battle for the throne.
Through the Looking-Glass and What Alice Found There by Lewis Carroll
In this sequel to Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, Alice climbs through the mirror in her room, and enters a world similar to a chess board where she experiences many curious adventures with its fantastic inhabitants.
Wonderland (graphic novel) by Tommy Kovac and Sonny Liew
Ever wonder what happened in Wonderland AFTER Alice left? Follow the White Rabbit and his humble maid, Mary Ann, as they unwittingly end up in a sticky situation. The chaos from Alice’s visit reveals the Queen of Hearts’ conspiracy against the other hidden kings and queens of Wonderland! Monsters are unleashed, and new foes arise. What’s a humble house-maid to do?
High School
Erec Rex by Kingsley
Un Lun Dun by Mieville
Neverwhere by Gaiman
Alice Through the Needle's Eye by Gilbert Adair
Splintered, by A.G. Howard
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