Synopses & Reviews
Wendy Darling has a perfectly agreeable life with her parents and brothers in wealthy London, as well as a budding romance with Booth, the neighborhood bookseller's son. But one night, while their parents are at a ball, the charmingly beautiful Peter Pan comes to the Darling children's nursery, and—dazzled by this flying boy with god-like powers—they follow him out of the window and straight on to morning into Neverland, an intoxicating island of freedom.
As time passes in Neverland, Wendy realizes that this Lost Boy's paradise of turquoise seas, mermaids, and pirates holds terrible secrets rooted in blood and greed. As Peter's grasp on her heart tightens, she struggles to remember where she came from—and begins to suspect that this island of dreams, and the boy who desires her, have the potential to transform into an everlasting nightmare.
Review
"This beautifully written series [
Wendy Darling] is sure to intrigue both fantasy fans and young adult readers alike."
—Emily Kiebel, author of Serenade
Past Praise and Awards for Colleen Oakes
Winner—2014 Next Generation Independent Book Awards—Young Adult
Award-Winning Finalist—2014 International Book Awards—Fiction: Young Adult
"Most Cinematic Indie Books of 2014"—Kirkus Reviews
2014 "Best Indie Books of the Year"—Kirkus Reviews
"Oakes continues to weave literary magic as she pulls you down the rabbit hole into a Wonderland like you've never read before. Experience the world anew as you learn how a young princess becomes the villainous Queen of Hearts."
—Chanda Hahn, New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of the Unfortunate Fairy Tale series
"Oakes skillfully portrays Dinah's inevitable toughening as she realizes that sometimes there are no right choices and the only options are bad and worse. [...] This installment engagingly shows Dinah shifting further toward becoming the infamous Queen of Hearts, but it also portrays her as a likable human being—at least, so far. Fans of the first volume will devour this book and eagerly await the finale."
—Kirkus Reviews
"While The Crown focused on the events leading up to Dinah's escape from her father's palace, The Wonder explores everything that happened in the wake of her rebelliousness. For those that enjoyed Dinah's wilder side from the first book, this sequel will bring you more of what you want."
—Hypable
"This beautifully written series presents the captivating backstory of the Queen of Hearts from Lewis Carroll's beloved Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and is sure to intrigue both fantasy fans and young adult readers alike."
—Emily Kiebel, author of Serenade
"Fans of Frank Beddor's The Looking Glass Wars will lose themselves in Colleen Oakes's dark vision of Wonderland, which challenges everything Alice fans thought it was and takes readers on the Queen of Hearts' journey from adolescence to off with their heads"
—Kayleigh Roberts, BOP and Tiger Beat
Synopsis
Loved by two men--a steady and handsome bookseller's son from London, and Peter Pan, a dashing and dangerous charmer--Wendy realizes that Neverland, like her heart, is a wild place, teeming with dark secrets and dangerous obsessions.
Synopsis
"A dark twist on a familiar tale that readers will have difficulty putting down." (School Library Journal)Wendy Darling has a perfectly agreeable life with her parents and brothers in wealthy London, as well as a budding romance with Booth, the neighborhood bookseller's son. But one night, while their parents are at a ball, the charmingly beautiful Peter Pan comes to the Darling children's nursery, and--dazzled by this flying boy with god-like powers--they follow him out of the window and straight on to morning into Neverland, an intoxicating island of freedom.
As time passes in Neverland, Wendy realizes that this Lost Boy's paradise of turquoise seas, mermaids, and pirates holds terrible secrets rooted in blood and greed. As Peter's grasp on her heart tightens, she struggles to remember where she came from--and begins to suspect that this island of dreams, and the boy who desires her, have the potential to transform into an everlasting nightmare.
As time passes in Neverland, Wendy realizes that this Lost Boy's paradise of turquoise seas, mermaids, and pirates holds terrible secrets rooted in blood and greed. As Peter's grasp on her heart tightens, she struggles to remember where she came from--and begins to suspect that this island of dreams, and the boy who desires her, have the potential to transform into an everlasting nightmare.
Synopsis
Wendy Darling takes readers far beyond the second star to the right and straight on till morning. It is the story of a girl loved by two men--the steady and handsome bookseller's son from London and Peter Pan, dashing, charming, and dangerous. From the cobblestone streets of London to the fantastical world of Neverland's many secrets, readers will love watching Wendy's journey as she grows from a girl into a woman, and realizes that Neverland, like her heart, is a wild place, teaming with dark secrets and dangerous obsessions.
Synopsis
•Leverage authors previous awards, extensive coverage of The Queen of Hearts series in Girls Life, Hello Giggles, PopSugar, Chicago Tribune, SheKnows, Denver Post and more, movie option, and HarperCollins book deal to secure national top tier coverage in the form of features, content, and interviews. •Position Wendy Darling as the must read teen/YA fiction novel for fall in national top tier media •Secure 60-80 reviews on from book bloggers who covered author's past books and specialize in middle grade, teen, and YA, content all around the time of publication