The new york times bestselling first book in a dark new series that reimagines the oz saga, from debut author danielle paige. Years ago, dorothy returned to oz and became obsessed with magic. Were desperate to learn more about dorothys evil rise to power in the second prequel novella. Amy gumm, a high school student living in kansas, has a dismal life. Get your kindle here, or download a free kindle reading app. Check out other translated books in french, spanish languages.
All the books in the series feature a character by the name amy gumm the protagonist. My name is amy gumm and im the other girl from kansas. I just finished the last 3 chapters they made available and omg. Theres another girl from kansas named amy gumm whos mobile home was taken by a tornado to oz, and it was nothing like the movie.
All content included on our site, such as text, images, digital downloads and other, is the property of its content suppliers and protected by. It captured my attention asap, quickly got me engaged and invested in the story, and i couldnt wait to read more. Catch up on the first two books with this beautiful box set. Stream and download audiobooks to your computer, tablet or mobile phone. Before turning to young adult literature, she worked in the television industry, where she received a writers guild of.
Baums classic 1900 childrens book the wonderful wizard of oz and the 1933 movie teens are familiar with. Dorothy has found a way back to oz and has gone power crazy. See more ideas about book worms, red queen victoria aveyard and book nerd. Frank baums the wonderful wizard of oz and chronicles the rise and fall of some of literatures most beloved characters. Borrow ebooks, audiobooks, and videos from thousands of public libraries worldwide. The novellas are set prior to the novels in the series. For those of you who dont know, full fathom five is a book packaging company owned by james frey. My name is amy gummand im the other girl from kansas. Amy gumm, a high school student with a difficult life, discovers that the land of oz is real and it is her responsibility to defeat dorothy, who has now become a maniacal dictator over the. The wonderful wizard of oz meets kill bill in this edgy, fastpaced, fantasyadventure series from new york times bestselling author danielle paige.
They say she seized power and the power went to her head. Dorothy must dieseries overdrive rakuten overdrive. But stepping onto the yellow brick road i saw a million other possibilities stretching out in front of me, some darker and twistier than the oz we are used to, and i couldnt resist. Between learning to use magic and trying to understand the dynamics of good and evil in oz, amy is pretty damn busy. But when your whole life gets swept up by a tornadotaking you with ityou have no choice but to go along, you know.
Oz has turned into a savage dystopia under dorothys rule. Before turning to young adult literature, she worked in the television industry, where she received a writers guild of america award and was nominated for several daytime emmys. Danielle paige booklist danielle paige message board. When a tornado blows through amy gumms trailer park and sweeps her off to oz, she. Download free dover publicationsbutterflies coloring book dover nature coloring book download free dozi the alligator finds a family. In these last few chapters we meet a few new characters and well i like them. I do not think i can wait until april 1st for this book to come out. A fast and easy guide to loving vegetables and losing weight forever. While there is a bit of romance between amy and one of the main male characters, it is not central to the story. Theme when i looked closely, i saw that tiny blue dust particles were floating everywhere, like the wispy floating petals of a dandelionexcept that. Amy gumm, a modern teen from kansas, is swept up in a tornado and brought to oz to be its new savior. The series is meant as a followupreimagining to the wonderful wizard of oz by l.
To make oz a free land again, amy gumm was given a mission. The wonderful wizard of oz meets kill bill in this edgy, fastpaced, fantasyadventure series f. Theres no way around this one, it was very slow in the middleish the beginning was okay paced but the middle slowed down considerably. The book, which was produced through full fathom five, was released on. Frank baum s the wonderful wizard of oz and chronicles the rise and fall of some of literature s most beloved characters. The book, which was produced through full fathom five, was released on april 1, 2014 through harpercollins and was preceded by the novella no place like oz. Her mother and father aunt em and toto her mother and star she lives alone previous. Ive been recruited by the revolutionary order of the wicked. As i came to the end of the book, i was not left wanting morei was left completely frustrated, as the story arc was not completed. However, some of these books are yet to be released to the public.
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