The Patchwork Girl of Oz (Oz #7)
by L. Frank Baum
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Author: L. Frank BaumIllustrator: John R. Neill
Edition: Mass Market Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 1979-10-12
ISBN: 0345282299
Number of pages: 347
Publisher: Del Rey
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Book Review: A Land of Oz scavenger hunt
Summary: 4 Stars
L. Frank Baum left the readers of his Oz books at a curious point at the end of Book 6 of the series, since Queen Ozma had decided to render the wondrous land invisible, cutting off communication with the outside world. No more stories from Oz, the author explained. But his little readers wouldn't give up eagerly writing their letters, and Baum took pen in hand once again himself, explaining at the beginning of this next book, No. 7, how one reader suggested sending a "wireless telegraph" to Dorothy at Oz so they could get more stories. Wouldn't you know -- it worked.
For this adventure, Baum rolls out a whole new set of characters, as he often does, though he offers the reader a reunion with Dorothy and some of the other familiar faces by the end of the book. Ojo is a little Munchkin boy who is nicknamed "Unlucky," and indeed, some dreadful things happen in his life, particularly when his beloved Unc Nunkie is turned to marble because the work of the Crooked Magician had some unexpected effects. Ojo sets off on a journey to collect certain items in the land of Oz -- a six-leafed clover, water from a well that's never seen light, three hairs from a Woozy's tail, various stuff like that -- so that the Crooked Magician can concoct a formula to free Unc Nunkie, along with the equally marbelized magician's wife. Joining Ojo on the quest are a couple of the magician's creations, the Glass Cat (with a brain that you can see work, she conceitedly repeats to everyone she meets) and the Patchwork Girl. One of the funnest parts of the book is what happens when the Scarecrow meets this vividly constructed new Patchwork Girl, whose name is Scraps.
This Land of Oz scavenger hunt doesn't necessarily proceed as you might expect, and Baum delivers once again on the lighthearted action, this time thankfully freeing the reader from the sense of danger of some of the other stories.
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