Illustrated by John R. Neill
153 pages
Published 1907
Read from February 9 to February 10
Rating: 2.5 out of 5
I liked this installment, which largely discards the “new adventure every chapter” storybook structure of the first two Oz tales in favor of a simpler but more cohesive storyline. Dorothy is back in “fairyland” after another weather-related mishap, this time in the company of a pugnacious hen named Bill and, eventually, our good friend Ozma. The quest to locate and restore the royal family of Ev isn’t as iconic as defeating a Wicked Witch or gender-bending into a princess, but for early 20th century kidlit, Ozma of Oz is solid.
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