The Emerald Wand of Oz (review)
2005; Johns Hopkins University Press; Volume: 59; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês
10.1353/bcc.2005.0228
ISSN1558-6766
Autores Tópico(s)Themes in Literature Analysis
ResumoReviewed by: The Emerald Wand of Oz Timnah Card Smith, Sherwood The Emerald Wand of Oz; illus. by William Stout. Preiss/HarperCollins, 2005262p Library ed. ISBN 0-06-029608-9$17.89 Trade ed. ISBN 0-06-029607-0$16.99 R Gr. 4-6 Whisked by a tornado from modern Kansas, Dori and her younger sister, Em, land in the realm of Glinda the Good, only to find that a mysterious teenaged girl with a wand has stolen the smarts of Glinda, Princess Ozma, the Wizard, and the Cowardly Lion and swiped the Golden Cap that controls the winged monkeys. Aided (somewhat unwillingly) by the Nome Prince Rikiko, as well as the Scarecrow, Scraps the Patchwork Girl, Jack Pumpkinhead, Bungle the Glass Cat, and the sawhorse, all of prior Oz fame, Dori and Em track down and vanquish the dastardly teenager—Bastinda, the niece and heir of the Wicked Witch of the West. Dori and Em are excellent main characters; Dori's fascination with all things Ozian and Em's pragmatic self-reliance focus the story through complementary perspectives that celebrate the extant Oz collection while at the same time inviting new readers to take their first exploratory dip into this fantastical world. Smith's take on Oz is warm and affectionate but not cute or adulatory, and this latest (officially authorized) offering does exactly what it should: it builds firmly on the foundation of the old while opening an enticing door to new possibilities. Copyright © 2005 The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois
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