The Wonderful Wizard of OzL. Frank (Lyman Frank) Baum
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The Wonderful Wizard of Oz

by L. Frank (Lyman Frank) Baum (1856–1919)

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  • 40,191words
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"The Wonderful Wizard of Oz" by L. Frank Baum is a children's novel written in 1900. When a cyclone sweeps young Dorothy and her dog Toto from Kansas to the magical Land of Oz, she discovers only one way home: she must destroy the Wicked Witch of the West. Joined by a Scarecrow seeking brains, a Tin Woodman wanting a heart, and a Cowardly Lion desiring courage, Dorothy follows the yellow brick road to seek help from the mysterious Wizard of Oz.