So, you think you know all dorothy and the story of oz. Dorothy gale received a package on the night of her 16th birthday. Danielle paige the new york times bestselling author of. Below is a list of danielle paiges books in order of when they were originally published and in chronological order when necessary. An alternate cover edition for this isbn can be found here. When a tornado swept me away to the magical land of oz, i was given a mission. The first edition of the novel was published in april 1st 2014, and was written by danielle paige. Stories published by harper publishers was a very interesting book that lived up to the word stories going into many different aspects of dorothy, the wizard, and one of the head helpers in the royal castles adventures. Youve got empowered heroines, sure, but paige also conjures a formidable villainess in dorothy and some manipulative lady revolutionaries.
Borrow ebooks, audiobooks, and videos from thousands of public libraries worldwide. The book is slow to start but becomes extremely action packed half way through. However, at certain points, the book may feel like theres something missing, which this set of novellas covers extremely well, only adding more substance to danielle pages version of the wizard of oz. Young adult, retelling, fantasy, magic heat rating. I breathed a sigh of relief the next morning when the sun came up like normal. All the books in the series feature a character by the name amy gumm the protagonist. Usa today paige is creating a rather brilliantly twisted version of the familiar world of oz. 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 is a talented american female author who graduated from the university of columbia. May 07, 2015 author danielle paige has not only written the wicked will rise but also three prequels with another pending that is a lot of backstory even if one discounts the original l frank baum sacred text.
I left the banquet hall practically doubled over, straightening up only when i was sure no one was watching. The novellas are all a prequel arc so theyre not necessary to read, only if you want to be fully immersed into the world. Danielle paige made her debut as a published author in 20 with the novella no place like oz. Danielle paige is a graduate of columbia university and currently lives in new york city. When a tornado swept me away to the magical land of oz, i was. Before turning to young adult literature, she worked in the television industry, where she received a writers guild of america award and. Paige is creating a rather brilliantly twisted version of the familiar world of oz. Order of the wicked, dark side of the rainbow, the queen of oz. Danielle paige books, ebooks, audiobooks, biography. Having dorothy, glinda and, possibly, the wizard as villains, and the tin man, scarecrow and usually beloved cowardly lion as vicious henchmen, is absorbingly fascinating. Dorothy decrees amy must stand trial for treason, which will certainly end in her death or worse. Librarything is a cataloging and social networking site for booklovers.
Checking availability for buy online, pick up in store. In this retelling, dorothy is a powerobsessed evil queen and another young girl. She is bullied at school for her snarky demeanor, and is neglected by her substanceabusing mother. The main characters of this young adult, retellings story are. Before amy is to be executed, shes rescued by the wicked witches who have banded together to oppose dorothy. Things ended in a totally surprising ways and not just on the normal front. As they train amy to become one of the wicked, one thing becomes clear. See more ideas about books, book worms and book nerd. Amy gumm, a high school student living in kansas, has a dismal life. The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 452 pages and is available in hardcover format. You might remember me as the other girl from kansas. 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. However, some of these books are yet to be released to the public.
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