School Library Journal Paige delivers a solid, intense, and strange narrative that draws deeply on its source material. Howards Splintered, Frank Beddors Looking Glass Wars, and TV shows such as Once Upon a Time and Grimm. Give this cinematic upper-YA novel to fans of A. USA Today Debut author Paige doesnt hold back in this fast-paced action novel.

For those willing to go on a quest with a heroine more attuned to our times than the Dust Bowl era, theres no place like it. Gone are the days of rainbows, Lollipop Guilds and pretty much anything to sing about in a major key. Here, women and girls are allowed to be anything. Youve got empowered heroines, sure, but Paige also conjures a formidable villainess in Dorothy and some manipulative lady revolutionaries. Kirkus Reviews Dorothy Must Die is kind of the ultimate in girl-powered literature. Review Quotes Readers of Baums books will take special delight in seeing new twists on the old characters, and they will greet the surprise climactic turnabout with the smugness of insiders. Ive been recruited by the Revolutionary Order of the Wicked, and Ive been given a mission: Remove the Tin Woodmans heart, Steal the Scarecrows brain, Take the Lions courage, And then- Dorothy must die.

My name is Amy Gumm-and Im the other girl from Kansas. A place where even the yellow brick road is crumbling. A place where Good Witches cant be trusted and Wicked Witches just might be the good guys. But I never expected Oz to look like this. But when your whole life gets swept up by a tornado-taking you with it-you have no choice but to go along, you know? Sure, Ive read the books. From the Back Cover I didnt ask for any of this. They say she seized power and the power went to her head. They say she found a way to come back to Oz. Theres still a road of yellow brick-but even thats crumbling. To be a place where Good Witches cant be trusted, Wicked Witches may just be the good guys, and winged monkeys can be executed for acts of rebellion. I know the song about the rainbow and the happy little blue birds. And I have a mission: Remove the Tin Woodmans heart. Ive been recruited by the Revolutionary Order of the Wicked. Start at the beginning and discover your new series to binge! My name is Amy Gumm-and Im the other girl from Kansas. Book Synopsis The New York Times bestselling first book in a dark series that reimagines the Oz saga, from debut author Danielle Paige. About the Book Includes excerpt from the authors The wicked will rise.

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