The novel I chose for my second quarter SSR book is called, Dorothy must die, by Danielle Paige. This novel is about a girl named Amy Gumm who lives a very impoverished life and is just itching to leave her old Podunk town of dusty acres. This story is about the world of Oz turned upside down, The bad guys are now good guys and the one so innocent Dorothy Gale is now the evil dictator sucking the life and magic out of Oz with the help of her henchmen, The tin man, the cowardly lion and the scarecrow. After Amy is sucked into to this world it is up to her and the witches to restore Oz back to it's glory. I recommend this book for anyone who enjoys fiction and a dark twist on stories.
really is no place like home. After she leaves back to Kansas, Dorothy is no longer contempt with her
life there so Glinda the good witch decides to bring her back. Back in Oz she is made queen and
given powers, but she starts to go power hungry. Oz is a magical place, The life of Oz and lives in Oz
depend on magic. Dorothy begins to steal the magic with the aid of her three henchmen. Meanwhile
the once bad witches are now good and begin to rally against Dorothy with the help of Amy. The fate
of Oz is in a teenage girl’s hands, that’s a lot of pressure man….but regardless she works endlessly
with the team of witches and a young sorcerer named, nox (her boo thang ;)) in an effort to save the
once so magical and festive place destroyed with greed.
I think that this novel is intriguing because it takes an innocent children's novel and puts a dark spin on it, I also believe it is interesting how the author chose a character with similar traits to Dorothy to play her in this twisted role
ReplyDeleteThis book intrigues me because I believe its cool that a story classic can be twisted into something dark. Reminds me of the Grimms' Fairy Tales, where they took classics and gave them a dark twist to it. Never actually thought of Dorothy as a villain in Oz, but now I'm curious as to what happens in this dark version to the Wizard of Oz.
ReplyDeleteI enjoy reading books that have taken a fairytale and twisted into a sinister version of it. After reading your summary this book seems like something I just have to read.
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