Dorothy Must Die: Stories by
Danielle Paige, 377 pages
This is a collection of three novellas that tell the story of
Dorothy's return to Oz and why she is so different from the Dorothy we know
from the Wizard of Oz. Two years after her return to Kansas Dorothy is
bored with her life, misses Oz, and thinks that she may have made a
mistake. When she is given the opportunity to return to Oz, she jumps at
the chance, taking Uncle Henry and Auntie Em with her. Much more time has
passed in Oz than in Kansas and she finds that the Scarecrow is no longer in
charge, a young girl, Ozma, is the Princess of Oz. Dorothy finds that she
has some ability to use magic and, desperate to stay in Oz, she uses magic to
achieve this end. However, using the magic seems to twist her and change
her personality, thus she becomes the girl that we see in the book Dorothy Must
Die. The first story is from Dorothy's perspective and the next two are
from the perspective of Jellia Jamb and the Wizard. I actually like these
stories better than the first book, but I might like it better now that I have
more explanation. Teens who like the Oz stories or like fantasy will
probably enjoy this.
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