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Wicked years volume 3
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.1 - AR Pts: 15
Language
English
Description
In this third novel of the "New York Times"-bestselling series, civil war looms in Oz, and an ancient oracle named Yackle prepares for death. But before she can die, the Cowardly Lion arrives seeking knowledge about Elphaba Thropp, the Wicked Witch of the West--the woman who had defended him when he was a cub.
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Language
English
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Summary note: "This richly imagined novel tells the story behind The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, the book that inspired the iconic film, through the eyes of author L. Frank Baum's intrepid wife, Maud. Hollywood, 1938: As soon as she learns that M-G-M is adapting her late husband's masterpiece for the screen, seventy-seven-year-old Maud Gage Baum sets about trying to finagle her way onto the set. Nineteen years after Frank's passing, Maud is the only person...
3) Abby in Oz
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Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.1 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
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Description
"Abby, her two friends Robin and Frankie, and the annoying Penny, are in their treehouse arguing about what to do for their special school project when a tornado appears out of nowhere, scoops up the treehouse, and transports them all to the land of Oz, where they are soon confronted by Wicked Witch of the East (who is very much alive, and rather angry), and must save a story that is going completely sideways--all because of the evil Gluck." --
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English
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Released in conjunction with the 75th-anniversary DVD release of The Wizard of Oz, this book is the definitive story of how one of America's most beloved movies was made and a marvelous, unprecedented examination of how Hollywood used to make movies. This updated edition includes numerous photos and shares hundreds of interviews with cameramen, screenwriters, costume designers, directors, producers, light technicians, actors, and more to reveal how...
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Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
Nine-year-old Krystal Ball's class is performing a play based on The Wizard of Oz, and Krystal is disappointed when class bully Emily gets the part of Dorothy, but maybe she can use her fortune-telling talents to turn an enemy into a friend.
7) Return to Oz
Series
Publisher
Distributed by Buena Vista Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2004
Language
English
Description
Dorothy, back in Kansas, can't stop thinking about Oz. She believes that her friends have sent her a key. Auntie Em, worried for Dorothy's health, takes her to a famous doctor who works miracles with electricity. Dorothy escapes from the mental hospital. When she awakes, she and a chicken named Billina find themselves in Oz. Dorothy tries to find her old friends in the Emerald City, but learns that they have all been transformed by the Nome King....
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English
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Description
The Real Wizard of Oz is an imaginatively written work that stretches the genre of biography and enriches our understanding of modern fairytales. L. Frank Baum, author of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz and its thirteen sequels, lived during eventful times in American history- from 1856 to 1919- that influenced nearly every aspect of his writing, from the Civil War to Hollywood, which was emerging as a modern Emerald City full of broken dreams and humbug...
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Series
Dorothy must die. Main series volume 3
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 10
Language
English
Formats
Description
Amy Gumm's mission to take down Dorothy Gale is not going according to plan. Dorothy has found a way to bridge the worlds of Oz and Kansas, and if the power-hungry dictator of Oz has her way, Kansas will be destroyed forever. Now, Amy has to team up with the Revolutionary Order of the Wicked to save her home, restore the balance between the magic and nonmagic worlds, maybe get the guy--and kill that not-so-sweet Kansas farm girl once and for all.
Author
Series
Silver Shoes Saga volume 1
Pub. Date
2009
Language
English
Description
Donald Gardner and his parents take a road trip through Kansas. At one point during the trip a stranger sells them a silver shoe. When Donald tries the shoe on, unusual things began to occur.
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Series
Pub. Date
2014
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Volume six of an eight-volume, graphic novel adaptation of L. Frank Baum's tales of Dorothy, a little girl from Kansas who is blown by a storm to the magical land of Oz, where she has amazing adventures while trying to get home.
Author
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Pub. Date
c2008
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Presents the life of the creator of "The Wizard of Oz," looking at the diverse occupations he had that helped inspire him to write his timeless classic and create its unique characters in the later stages of his life.
17) 100 years of Oz: a century of classic images from The Wizard of Oz collection of Willard Carroll
Author
Publisher
Stewart, Tabori & Chang
Pub. Date
1999
Language
English
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