The Emerald Wand of Oz
Meet Em and Dori, two modern-day descendants of Dorothy Gale (yes, THAT Dorothy), who follow in her famous footsteps to the magical land of Oz
- and adventure.
Dori loves reading all of the wonderful old Oz books,
imagining what it would be like to meet the Cowardly Lion, the Tin Man,
and the Scarecrow. Her younger sister, Em, thinks that believing in Oz
is for babies and that the magical snow globe Dori claims was left to
them by Dorothy Gale is just an old souvenir. But when a tornado
suddenly deposits the sisters in a place where unicorns hold beauty
contests, Nome princes walk through solid rock, and magic takes care of
daily chores, they realize they're not in Kansas anymore.
However, this is a new Oz, different in many ways from how it
was when Dorothy traveled down the yellow brick road. Strange dark
clouds hover over the Emerald City, Princess Ozma and her people are
under an evil spell cast by Bastinda, the new Wicked Witch of the West,
and Dorothy is nowhere to be found! It is up to Em and Dori to reverse
the spell and save the people of Oz. But to do that they must get hold
of the magic wand used to cast it - a wand that belongs to the wicked
witch!
Whether this is your first trip to Oz or you have visited many
times before, prepare to be enchanted by Sherwood Smith's fresh new
adventure.
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Sherwood Smith
Sherwood Smith is the author of many fantasy novels for teenagers and adults, including Crown Duel and the Mythopoiec Award finalist The Spy Princess.
