Amy gumm, a high school student living in kansas, has a dismal life. His tragic past due to glinda and dorothy and his history with mombi makes it difficult for him to trust anyone. Top 10 tips for getting started with prezi video in your online classroom. Ive been recruited by the revolutionary order of the wicked. Indigo is the person that inspires amy to want to take down dorothy and restore oz to its former peace. 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. Fandom apps take your favorite fandoms with you and never miss a beat. I dont think that 36 is the right reading level though. Years ago, dorothy returned to oz and became obsessed with magic. All the books in the series feature a character by the name amy gumm the protagonist. A dark retelling of the wizard of oz, an evil dorothy and an assassination mission. The main characters of this young adult, retellings story are.
But when your whole life gets swept up by a tornadotaking you with ityou have no choice but to go along, you know. However, some of these books are yet to be released to the public. But when your whole life gets swept up by a tornadotaking. My name is amy gummand im the other girl from kansas. Danielle paige booklist danielle paige message board. About dorothy must die to make oz a free land once more, shell have to remove the tin woodmans heart steal. The novellas are set prior to the novels in the series. Librarything is a cataloging and social networking site for booklovers. Amy gumm is swept up in a tornado just like dorothy was all those years ago but oz is not what she expects. Get it today with same day delivery, order pickup or drive up. In paiges version, dorothy has returned to oz and she is the epitome of all things evil. The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 452 pages and is available in hardcover format. The new york times bestselling first book in a dark new series that reimagines the oz saga.
Enter the name of the series to add the book to it. It continues the story of high school girl amy gumm in her mission to assassinate dorothy gale, who has become twisted and evil. My name is amy gumm and im the other girl from kansas. Its not a perfect novel, but the positives outweigh the negatives. Youve got empowered heroines, sure, but paige also conjures a formidable villainess in dorothy and some manipulative lady revolutionaries. Dorothy s armies destroyed his village, his parents were murdered and he was the only survivor. However, she isnt in the oz that she remembers from the movie and the books and the dorothy she meets is certainly not the dorothy that she is familiar with. Amy gumm, a modern teen from kansas, is swept up in a tornado and brought to oz to be its new savior.
Theme when i looked closely, i saw that tiny blue dust particles were floating everywhere, like the wispy floating petals of a dandelionexcept that. It was published by harpercollins on march 30, 2015. The tin woodman, scarecrow, lion, and glinda are her willing participants in turning oz into a fearful, corrupt place devoid of any happiness other than dorothys own. The series is meant as a followupreimagining to the wonderful wizard of oz by l. The new york times bestselling first book in a dark new series that reimagines the oz saga, from debut author danielle paige. Due to the events of the end of oz, and dorothy s time travel, indigo is seen alive and well and just as snarky as ever. Nox is amys warlock boyfriend, and resident hunk of the revolutionary order of the wicked, nox trains amy in magic and combat. Baums classic 1900 childrens book the wonderful wizard of oz and the 1933 movie teens are familiar with.
Dorothys armies destroyed his village, his parents were murdered and he was the only survivor. Ever since the blurb came out, ive been eagerly anticipating the release because the premise sounds fucking fantastic. 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. 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. The first edition of the novel was published in april 1st 2014, and was written by danielle paige. In this retelling, dorothy is a powerobsessed evil queen and another young girl. Before turning to young adult literature, she worked in the television industry, where she received a writers guild of. A powerhungry dorothy gale returns to oz after her rather innocent first visit only to rule it with a terrible and tyrannical iron grip with her old friends becoming willing henchmen.