Loved itI loved the world of Furthermore. I thought it was a really beautifully written middle grade story and it was very Wonderland-esque.
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Furthermore (2016)
Others: Mostly positive "Twelve-year-old Alice Queensmeadow, with the help of her friend Oliver, travels through the dangerous, magical land of Furthermore in order to rescue her missing father and prove her own magical abilities"--
- ISBN:
- 9781101994764
- Length:
- 401 pages
Genres: fantasy, young adult
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Loved it
Not a fanI could have never read that [ __ ] furthermore and whatever the second one was which would we're just very unimpressive to me
Loved iti'm not kidding when i say this is one of the most creative fantasy novels i have ever read it is so charming you'll have a smile on your face the whole time
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Loved itfurthermore was beautiful because as you guys know my favorite classic story is Alice in Wonderland so furthermore was basically my favorite classic story retold by my favorite author in the entire world and it was just fantastic