Thisstunningdebutcapturesthegrotesquemadnessofamysticalunder-land,aswellasagirl'spangsoffirstloveandindependence.AlyssaGardnerhearsthewhispersofbugsandflowers—preciselytheafflictionthatlandedhermotherinamentalhospitalyearsbefore.ThisfamilycursestretchesbacktoherancestorAliceLiddell,thereal-lifeinspirationforLewisCarroll'sAlice'sAdventuresinWonderland.Alyssamightbecrazy,butshemanagestokeepittogether.Fornow.Whenhermother'smentalhealthtakesaturnfortheworse,Alyssalearnsthatwhatshethoughtwasfictionisbasedinterrifyingreality.TherealWonderlandisaplacefardarkerandmoretwistedthanLewisCarrolleverleton.There,Alyssamustpassaseriesoftests,includingdraininganoceanofAlice'stears,wakingtheslumberingteaparty,andsubduingaviciousbandersnatch,tofixAlice'smistakesandsaveherfamily.Shemustalsodecidewhomtotrust:Jeb,hergorgeousbestfriendandsecretcrush,orthesexybutsuspiciousMorpheus,herguidethroughWonderland,whomayhavedarkmotivesofhisown.ReadallthebooksintheNewYorkTimesbestsellingSplinteredseries:Splintered(Book1),Unhinged(Book2),Ensnared(Book3),andUntamed(TheCompanionNovel).?Getbooks1through3intheSplinteredboxedset,availablenow!PraiseforSplintered:STARREDREVIEW"Fansofdarkfantasy,aswellasofCarroll'sAliceinallherrevisionings(especiallyTimBurton's),willfindalottoloveinthiscompellingandimaginativenovel."—BulletinoftheCenterforChildren'sBooks"AlyssaisoneofthemostuniqueprotagonistsI'vecomeacrossinawhile.Splinteredisdark,twisted,entirelyriveting,andatrulyromantictale."—USAToday"Brilliant,becauseitisambitious,inventive,andoftensurprising—acontemporaryreworkingofLewisCarroll's“Alice'sAdventuresinWonderland,''withadeepbowtowardTimBurton's2010filmversion."—TheBostonGlobe