Description: "In this book, the Wizard comes back to Oz to stay. Best of all,
he comes with Dorothy, who is having adventure number three that leads her to
Oz, this time via a California earthquake. In this book we meet Dorothy's
pink kitten, Eureka, whose manners need adjusting badly, and two good friends
who we are sorry did not remain in Oz - Jim the cabhorse, and Zeb, Dorothy's
young cousin, who works on a ranch as a hired boy."
The Emerald City of Oz
Description: "While Dorothy, her Aunt Em and Uncle Henry experience the events
that lead to their going to Oz to make their home in the Emerald City, the
wicked Nome King is plotting to conquer Oz and enslave its people. Later we
go with Dorothy and her friends in the Red Wagon on a grand tour of Oz that
is simply packed with excitement and events. While this transpires, we learn
also of the Nome King's elaborate preparations to conquer Oz. As Dorothy and
her friends return to the Emerald City, the Nome King and his hordes of
warriors are about to invade it."
Glinda of Oz
Description: "This is the last Oz book written by L. Frank Baum, with
Dorothy, Ozma, and Glinda in an adventure that takes them to an amazing
crystal-domed city on an enchanted island. This island is situated in a lake
in the Gillikin Country. Ozma and Glinda are confronted by powerful magic and
determined enemies. For a time Dorothy and Ozma are prisoners in the
crystal-domed city which is able to submerge below the surface of the
lake."
The Lost Princess of Oz
Description: "This is actually the second time Ozma has been lost. As you
know, once she was 'lost' for many years. But in this book she is lost for
only a short time. As soon as it is discovered that the ruler of Oz is lost -
and with her all the important magical instruments in Oz - search parties, one
for each of the four countries of Oz, set out to find her. We follow the
adventures of the party headed by Dorothy and the Wizard, who explore unknown
parts of the Winkie Country in search of Ozma. Frogman, a new character, is
introduced in this book.
The Magic of Oz
Description: "Old Ruggedo, the former Nome King, comes to Oz for the second
time, and makes more trouble than he did on his first visit. Ruggedo never
gives up the idea of conquering Oz, and this time he has the advantage of
being in the country without Ozma's knowledge. Also, he has the magic and
somewhat grudging help of Kiki Aru, the Munchkin boy who is illegally
practicing the art. If you lke magic, then this is a book for you. There's
magic on every page, and everyone in the story eventually is transformed into
something else, or bewitched in one way or another. Even the wild animals in
the great Forest of Gugu do not escape."
The Marvelous Land of Oz
Description: "The Scarecrow, fully equipped with brains, is now King of the
Emerald City, while the Tin Woodman, proud of his new heart, has become
Emperor of the Winkies. The young hero this time is a boy - Tip - and a host
of other new and entertaining characters make their appearance: Jack
Pumpkinhead, Mombi the Sorceress, the Animated Saw-Horse, and the Highly
Magnified Woggle Bug, T.E. (Thoroughly Educated). But in spite of the
different faces the charm and the adventure remain the same.
"All the old Oz magic is still present, all the quiet wisdom and gentle humor.
This is the Oz book with the marvelous powder of life, the army of girls in
revolt against the Emerald City, and the world's strangest flying object - The
Gump! The excitement and interest keep mounting steadily until they are
capped by a truly surprising climax."
Ozma of Oz
Description: "Few of the Oz books are as crowded with exciting Oz happenings
as this one. Not only does it bring Dorothy back to Oz on her second visit,
but it introduces Dorothy to Ozma, relates Ozma's first important adventure,
and introduces for the first time such famous Oz characters as Tik-Tok, the
mechanical man, Billina the hen, the Hungry Tiger, and the Nome King. Most of
the adventures in this book take place outside Oz, in the land of Ev and the
Nome Kingdom. Scarcely a page fails to quiver with excitement, magic and
adventure."
The Patchwork Girl of Oz
Description: "Here, the Patchwork Girl is brought to life by Dr. Pipt's magic
Powder of Life. From that moment on the action never slows down in this
exciting book. It tells of Ojo's quest for the strange ingredients necessary
to brew a magic liquid that will release his Unk Nunkie from a spell - the
spell cast by the Liquid of Petrefaction, which has turned him into a marble
statue. In addition to the Patchwork Girl, Ojo and Unk Nunkie, this book
introduces those famous Oz creatures, the Woozy, and Bungle the glass cat."
Rinkitink in Oz
Description: "Prince Inga of Pingaree is the boy hero of this fine story of
peril-filled adventure in the islands of the Nonestic Ocean. King Rinkitink
provides comic relief, and by the time you reach the final page you will love
this fat, jolly little king. Bilbil the goat, with his surly disposition,
provides a fine contrast to Rinkitink's merriment and Prince Inga's bravery
and courage in the face of danger. Some may say that the three magic pearls
are the real heroes of this story, but the pearls would have been of little
use to King Kitticut and Queen Garee if Prince Inga hadn't used them wisely
and courageously."
The Road to Oz
Description: "Almost everyone loves a party, and when Ozma has a birthday
party with notables from every part of fairyland attending - well! It is just
like attending Ozma's party in person. You meet the famous of Oz, and lots of
others, such as Queen Zixi of Ix, John Dough, Chick the Cherub, the Queen of
Merryland, Para Bruin the rubber bear and - best of all - Santa Claus himself!
Of course there are lots of adventures on that famous road to Oz before the
party, during which Dorothy, on her way to Oz for the fourth time, meets such
heart-warming characters as the Shaggy Man, Button-Bright, and lovely
Polychrome, daughter of the rainbow."
The Scarecrow of Oz
Description: "This starts quietly enough with Trot and Cap'n Bill rowing along
a shore of the Pacific Ocean to visit one of the many caves near their home on
the California coast. Suddenly, a mighty whirlpool engulfs them. The old
sailorman and the little girl are miraculously saved and regain consciousness
to find themselves in a sea cavern. (To this day, Trot asserts she felt
mermaid arms about her during those terrible moments under water.) From here
on, one perilous adventure crowds in upon another. In Jinxland they meet the
Scarecrow who takes charge of things once Cap'n Bill is transformed into a
tiny grasshopper with a wooden leg. An exciting royal reception greets the
adventurers upon their return to the Emerald City."
Tik-Tok of Oz
Description: "For the second time a little girl from the United States comes
to Oz. Betsy Bobbin is shipwrecked in the Nonestic Ocean with her friend Hank
the mule. The two drift to shore in the Rose Kingdom on a fragment of
wreckage. Betsy meets the Shaggy Man and accompanies him to the Nome Kingdom,
where Shaggy hopes to release his brother, a prisoner of the Nome King. On
their way to the Nome Kingdom, one fascinating adventure follows another.
They meet Queen Ann Soforth of Oogaboo and her army, and lovely Polychrome,
who had lost her rainbow again; they rescue Tik-Tok from a well; and are
dropped through a Hollow Tube to the other side of the world where they meet
Quox, the dragon."
The Tin Woodman of Oz
Description: "Woot the Wanderer causes this chapter of Oz history to
transpire. When Woot wanders into the splendid tin castle of Nick Chopper,
the Tin Woodman and Emperor of the Winkies, he meets the Scarecrow, who is
visiting his old friend. The Tin Woodman tells Woot the story of how he had
once been a flesh-and-blood woodman in love with a maiden named Nimmie Aimee.
Woot suggests that since the Tin Woodman now has a kind and loving heart, it
is his duty to find Nimmie Aimee and make her Empress of the Winkies. The
Scarecrow agrees, so the three set off to search for the girl. No less
surprising than the adventures encountered on the journey is Nimmie Aimee's
reception of her former suitor."
The Wizard of Oz
Description: "It is in this book that Oz is 'discovered.' A little Kansas
girl - Dorothy Gale - is carried in her house to Oz when a cyclone whisks it
through the sky. As the house lands in the Munchkin Country, (one of the four
great countries of Oz) it destroys a wicked witch and sends Dorothy off on her
first adventure in Oz. She finds the Scarecrow, meets the Tin Woodman and the
Cowardly Lion, melts a second wicked witch with a pail of water and finds her
way home."
