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In this third novel of the "New York Times"-bestselling series, civil war looms in Oz, and an ancient oracle named Yackle prepares for death. But before she can die, the Cowardly Lion arrives seeking knowledge about Elphaba Thropp, the Wicked Witch of the West--the woman who had defended him when he was a cub.

The charming film based on the popular L. Frank Baum novel, Dorothy and her dog Toto, are caught in a tornado's path and somehow end up in the land of Oz. Here she encounters some memorable friends and foes in her journey to meet the Wizard of Oz who everyone says can help her return home and possibly grant her new friends their goals of a brain, heart and courage.

When Dorothy flies away to the magical Land of Oz, she fatally flattens the Wicked Witch of the East, and while Oz is a wondrous land, its not home and all Dorothy wants to know is how to get back to Kansas. Finally they have reached the Emerald City and The Wizard of Oz. But no one has seen the Wizard in ages and as Dorothy and the others prepare to meet with him, she wonders can Oz truly send her home and what will be the cost of her heart's desire?...

After Dorothy's house is carried off by a tornado, she finds herself in the strange and magical Land of Oz. With the help of her new friends the Scarecrow, Tin Man and Lion, she must persuade the Wizard of Oz to help her get back to Kansas. L. Frank Baum's timeless fantasy is beautifully recreated in this enchanting graphic novel.

Dorothy is from Kansas, where she lives with her uncle Henry and aunt Em and her dog Toto. Life is quiet until a cyclone drags Dorothy, Toto and the house all the way to the magical Land of Oz. Upon landing in Oz, Dorothy is proclaimed a powerful sorceress for killing the Wicked Witch of the East. Technically it was the house that killed the witch, but since Dorothy owns the house, she is a great and powerful sorceress, at least according to the Munchkins,...