Dorothy Must Die

Description

When a tornado rips through her Kansas trailer park, Amy Gumm is swept away to Oz. But instead of the place she has come to expect from books and movies, Amy sees a land where the Road of Yellow Brick is crumbling and Munchkins fear for their lives. And it's all thanks to Dorothy. She came back to Oz and has become a ruthless tyrant, stealing magic from the land and its people. Amy is soon recruited by the Revolutionary Order of the Wicked, a group of rebel witches and warlocks. They train her in witchcraft and combat and give her an impossible mission: remove the Tin Woodman's heart, steal the Scarecrow's brain, take the Lion's courage, and then-Dorothy must die. Amy is the only hope Oz has left. The first of a trilogy, Paige's young adult debut transforms the world of Baum's fairy tale into a savage dystopia where nothing is what it seems. This gripping novel is perfect for fans of freshly reimagined classics like Marissa Meyer's Cinder, Alex Flinn's Beastly, and Gregory Maguire's Wicked. Praise for Dorothy Must Die: * "The ultimate in girl-powered literature."-Nerdist.com * "Readers of Baum's books will take special delight in seeing new twists on the old characters, and they will greet the surprise climactic turnabout with the smugness of insiders."-Kirkus Reviews * "Paige doesn't hold back in this fast-paced action novel."-School Library Journal

Danielle Paige is a graduate of Columbia University and the author of DOROTHY MUST DIE and its digital prequel novellas, NO PLACE LIKE OZ and THE WITCH MUST BURN. Before turning to young adult literature, she worked in the television industry, where she received a Writers Guild of America Award and was nominated for several Daytime Emmys. She currently lives in New York City.

"Readers of Baum's books will take special delight in seeing new twists on the old characters, and they will greet the surprise climactic turnabout with the smugness of insiders." -- Kirkus "Dorothy Must Die is kind of the ultimate in girl-powered literature. You've got empowered heroines, sure, but Paige also conjures a formidable villainess in Dorothy and some manipulative lady revolutionaries. Here, women and girls are allowed to be anything. This really is a woman's world." -- Nerdist.com "Gone are the days of rainbows, Lollipop Guilds and pretty much anything to sing about in a major key. For those willing to go on a quest with a heroine more attuned to our times than the Dust Bowl era, there's no place like it." -- USA Today "Debut author Paige doesn't hold back in this fast-paced action novel. Give this cinematic upper-YA novel to fans of A. G. Howard's Splintered, Frank Beddor's Looking Glass Wars, and TV shows such as Once Upon a Time and Grimm." -- School Library Journal "Paige delivers a solid, intense, and strange narrative that draws deeply on its source material." -- Publishers Weekly "[Dorothy Must Die] strikes a similar tone to Marisa Meyer's Cinder series, with its blend of fantasy, humor, and horror, and it will likely inspire fans of that series to make their way to the Emerald City." -- Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books "Paige has spirited readers back to The Wizard of Oz. It's a classic made more sinister." -- ALA Booklist "For anyone who likes a good story turned on its head, Dorothy Must Die is a must-read." -- Huffington Post "The Wizard of Oz as you've never seen it." -- Teen Vogue "Paige's world building is intriguing and effectively augments the original world created by L. Frank Baum." -- ALA Booklist