Amy Gumm's Dorothy Must Die

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What if Dorothy became the queen of Oz? Would she still be the caring,kindhearted girl from Kansas or would she use her power for her own twisted use?In Dorothy Must Die by Daniella Paige Amy Gumm gets sucked up by a tornado in Kansas.She is transported to the magical world of Oz, away from her school, her recreational vehicle and her drunken mom. But instead of falling into Munchkinland she landed near the home of the Order of the Witches. The witches tell Amy how Dorothy became mad with power after the Wizard left and made her friends The lion, The Tin Woodman, and the Scarecrow into horrifying beasts and mutants.It was up to amy being the only true human from Kansas besides the Wizard and Dorothy to restore peace by killing Dorothy.She …show more content…
I’ve always sort of fuzzy on that…” (Paige pg.178) This fills a huge gap and story plot of who he is and what happened to the witches and Dorothy’s companions.This also explained what happened to the flying monkeys and where the wizard …show more content…
This book has a sense of mystery and action which will appeal to every reader.Most people in middle school should be familiar with the classic story of Oz with Dorothy and the Scarecrow, the Tin Man, and the Lion trying to save Oz from the wicked witch of the west.I would rate this book an eight out of ten because Daniella Paige flips the whole story on The Wizard of Oz and makes Dorothy evil and the witches good which is a genre I enjoy and prefer to get the villains side of the story.This book caught me completely off guard because I had never heard of the book or Author before I read this great

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