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PRAISE FOR DOROTHY MUST DIE: “Gone are the days of rainbows, Lollipop Guilds and pretty much anything to sing about in a major key. For those willing to go on a quest with a heroine more attuned to our times than the Dust Bowl era, there’s no place like it.
Dorothy Must Die Stories: No Place Like Oz, The Witch Must Burn, The Wizard Returns
by Danielle PaigeView All Available Formats & Editions
A collection of three prequel novellas to the New York Times bestselling Dorothy Must Die series by Danielle Paige!
These three prequel novellas to the New York Times bestselling Dorothy Must Die series follow the iconic characters from the beloved classic The Wizard of Oz as their lives intertwine to bring about the downfall of Oz. Dorothy
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A collection of three prequel novellas to the New York Times bestselling Dorothy Must Die series by Danielle Paige!
These three prequel novellas to the New York Times bestselling Dorothy Must Die series follow the iconic characters from the beloved classic The Wizard of Oz as their lives intertwine to bring about the downfall of Oz. Dorothy begins a journey down a darker path. Glinda the Good Witch may not be so Good. And the Wizard realizes that Oz is his destiny. Kiss the land where troubles melt like lemon drops goodbye. Here there's danger around every corner and magical shoes won't be able to save you.
Long before Amy Gumm got swept away from a Kansas trailer park . . . Dorothy Gale received a mysterious package on the night of her 16th birthday: a pair of red high-heeled shoes. And with a knock of her heels, Dorothy returned to the magical land that made her a star—and Oz would never be the same again.
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“Paige has spirited readers back to The Wizard of Oz. It’s a classic made more sinister.”Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books
“[Dorothy Must Die] strikes a similar tone to Marisa Meyer’s Cinder series, with its blend of fantasy, humor, and horror, and it will likely inspire fans of that series to make their way to the Emerald City.”Nerdist.com
“Dorothy Must Die is kind of the ultimate in girl-powered literature. You’ve got empowered heroines, sure, but Paige also conjures a formidable villainess in Dorothy and some manipulative lady revolutionaries. Here, women and girls are allowed to be anything. This really is a woman’s world.”School Library Journal
04/01/2015Gr 9 Up—Previously published as individual ebooks, three prequel novellas to Paige's Dorothy Must Die (HarperCollins, 2014) are collected in one wonder-filled volume. Each entry takes place after Dorothy's original visit to Oz but before the events of the series opener. In "No Place Like Oz," Dorothy is back in Kansas but no longer content with her drab home after the glamorous and action-packed adventures she left behind in Oz. Surprised with mysterious glittery red shoes for her 16th birthday, she uses their magic to whisk her family back to Oz. Even there, her discontent and hunger for more power grows, and when the opportunity arises to usurp Ozma's throne, she seizes it at great cost. In "The Witch Must Burn," readers are given more insight into Jellia's character and background. Formerly Ozma's attendant and now one of Dorothy's head maids, she has seen the chaos that the new despot's and evil Glinda's rages have wrought. Readers are reunited with Nox and the other members of the WICKED group trying to overthrow Dorothy, and the seeds for the revolution are slowly sown. In "The Wizard Returns," Pete (or Ozma's alter ego) puts the con man to the test: with no memory of his past wrongdoings, will the Wizard continue to make the same mistakes? Or is he capable of being selfless, thereby becoming a possible ally in the fight to free Oz from tyranny? Readers get an even greater sense of the power plays and double alliances that have plagued Oz for generations. These tales can be read as standalones. VERDICT Paige continues to weave an intricate spell that will delight series fans.—Shelley Diaz, School Library Journal
Product Details
- ISBN-13:
- 9780062280794
- Publisher:
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Publication date:
- 03/03/2015
- Series:
- Dorothy Must Die Series
- Pages:
- 416
- Sales rank:
- 24,988
- Product dimensions:
- 5.31(w) x 8.00(h) x 0.93(d)
- Age Range:
- 14 - 17 Years
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