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The Tin Woodsman of Oz (1918), a bestseller upon its publication, was a welcome victory for its author L. Frank Baum. After nearly a decade of declining book sales, the twelfth book in Baum's Land of Oz series-and the last to be published in his lifetime-was a critical and commercial success that reinvigorated public interest in his iconic work. In the safety of his palace in Winkie Country-where he was made Emperor after the Wizard of Oz gave...

The adventures of Trot and Cap'n Bill take them to Oz where they help solve the problem of Pom, whose truelove's heart has been turned to ice by witches.

At a mysterious carnival, the Witch disguises herself as a fortune teller. Pretending to be helpful the witch casts a spell of courage on the Cowardly Lion, and leaves a clue for Dorothy and the others – the Wizard is in dangerous Pop-land!

The Wicked Witch has been rewriting the history of Oz using a magical book in the distant dimension of Time Town! What Dorothy and her friends find when returning to the Emerald City one day is that the area has become a wasteland – the handywork of the Witch.

The Emerald Star is flickering in the sky, thus indicating the Wizard is in danger! He has been blown right off the map by the West Wind. Glinda tells Dorothy and her friends they must seek him out in the land of Upside Downtown.

The tricky Hyena, with the help of the Wicked Witch, steals the Lion's roar. He is thus allowed to crown himself King of the Forest in exchange for capturing Dorothy and forcing the removal of her Ruby slippers.

In the Land of Mechanica Dorothy and her friends seek out the windmill-like Whirligig to blow the Wizard's balloon back to the Emerald City. They are not received warmly in this land much to the surprise of the Tin Man. He felt that Mechanica, the place where he once lived, would welcome him as a hero.

A whirlwind conjured by the Wicked Witch thrusts Dorothy onto the doorstep of a phoney Kansas farmhouse she believes is home. In fact this is an elaborate plan contrived by the Witch to enslave Dorothy and get the Ruby Slippers.

To Save Toto from the Wicked Witch of the West, Dorothy, Lion, Tinman and Scarecrow head for Emerald City, now controlled by the Witch. But it's a trap, and now the witch has the Lion, too!

WARNING: Be advised, this version of Wizard of Oz contains strong language. For the last three years, Dylan Gale has been his dying mother's caregiver. When he's not taking care of her, he single-handedly tends to the family farm. Well... not quite single-handedly. He gets a lot of help from his loyal terrier, Simon. One night, a storm sweeps through Kansas and whisks him away to the land of Oz. There, he meets a "good" witch named Glennis, who...