R. A. Jones has just delivered one of the jolliest, literary crossovers imaginable: "Alice in Neverland". Not only does Jones blend the narrative styles of James Barrie and Lewis Carroll in this vivacious Airship 27 submission, he also distinguishes his sequel with poignancy, danger and identifiable depth.
For the sake of this clever, literary merger, Peter Pan and Alice Liddell (now the former's adored Lost Girl) must join forces to find a hidden treasure, so that dear Tinkerbell might be set free from a revived and evermore embittered Captain Hook and his crocodile-loving companion, Sangramore, Queen of Diamonds.
Along the spry adventurers' riddling journey, readers are treated to other established and original characters, including Tiger Lilly; the Cheshire Cat; the diminutive Seela; Blackie the wolf; scraggly cannibals; an emoting Yeti; a colossal, living skeleton; the charismatic, elixir-peddling Doctor Philogenias and his fanciful horse, Footloose; to name but a few.
Though its eccentric personas and scenarios grant Jones' story plenty of pep, what truly makes the author's crossover so extra-special is its ability to work on several levels, with additives to engage boys and girls, old and young. Matters of responsibility and liberation, as well as life and death are discussed throughout, setting this fine yarn leagues beyond the hollow fluff one might otherwise find among today's "young reader" selections.
To adorn Jones' deft text, "Alice in Neverland" includes adorable illustrations by Gary Kato and a soaring cover by Ted Hammond.
I recommend "Alice in Neverland" to the highest degree: a destined classic that cannot help but please.
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