| Dorothy goes on a wild adventure and meets some interesting new friends. Her adventure begins when she accidently kills a wicked witch and the mutchkins celebrate her death and praise Dorothy. All Dorothy wants is to go home. Her new friends tell her she must follow the yellow brick road and it will lead her home.
Along the way, she meets a scarecrow,a tin woodsman, and a cowardly lion, and they all join her in her journey. They all encounter various different lands with odd characters like the village of china people who break very easily. Dorothy soon learns the yellow brick road leads her to the Wizard of Oz who is allegedly all powerful. She and her friends find that he isn't so willing to help their quest. They learn something terrible about Oz and fear grips Dorothy's heart as she learns she may not be able to get home again. | ||
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Plot & Themes Tone of book - very upbeat FANTASY or SCIENCE FICTION? - fantasy world/fantasy past Coming of age Yes Youngster becomes - an adult (general) Explore/1st contact/ enviro story Yes Explore: Tech./$$$/Info hunt Yes Stealing/recovering/destroying Is this an adult or child's book? - Adult or Young Adult Book Descript. of chases or violence - 10 % planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 30 % Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 30 % Descript. of society, phenomena (tech), places - 30 % Main Character Identity: - Female Profession/status: Age: - a teen Really unusual traits? Main Adversary Identity: - magical being Has magical powers? Yes Magical/mental powers of main antagonist: - can fly Eccentric: Yes How much of work is main antagonist actually present in: - an average amount How sensitive is this character? Sense of humor - Cynical sense of humor Intelligence - Average intelligence Setting Terrain Earth setting: - 20th century Takes place on Earth? Yes Writing Style Accounts of torture and death? - generic/vague references to death/punishment How much dialogue? - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog |
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