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Dorothy Gale lives with her Aunt Em, Uncle Henry and dog, Toto in Kansas. When a horrible neighbor, Miss Gulch, takes Toto away, Toto escapes back to Dorothy. Soon, she runs away from home, and runs into the fake psychic, Professor Marvel. When he tells Dorothy that her Auntie Em is sick, Dorothy and Toto run back home just ahead of a tornado that whisks Dorothy and Toto to Oz, a place somewhere over the rainbow. When the house lands in Munchkinland,...
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"Disney's fantastical adventure Oz The Great And Powerful, from the director of the Spider-Man trilogy, follows Oscar Diggs (James Franco), a small-time circus magician with dubious ethics. When Diggs is hurled away to the vibrant Land of Oz, he thinks he's hit the jackpot--until he meets three witches (Mila Kunis, Rachel Weisz and Michelle Williams), who aren't convinced he's the great wizard everyone's expecting. Reluctantly drawn into epic problems...
3) Wizard of Oz
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You just never know when a twister is going to whisk you off to a magical land of witches, Munchkins, and great adventures with new friends. One minute Dorothy and her dog Toto were home in Kansas, and the next they were teaming up with the Cowardly Lion, Tin Man, and Scarecrow to save the magical land of Oz from the Wicked Witch. Best of all, they realized how brave, loving, and kind each of their friends are, and that no matter how wonderful an...
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A farm girl Dorothy from the U.S. state of Kansas embarks with her companion dog, Toto, on an adventure to the Land of Oz with the guidance of the Good Witch of the East by following the Yellow Brick Road. She finds new friends along the way with the Scare Crow who needs a brain, the Tin Woodsman who needs a heart, and the Cowardly Lion who needs courage, All three join Dorothy and Toto on their journey to Oz with occasional adverse encounters with...
9) Road to Oz
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Dorothy and her friends follow the enchanted road to Oz and arrive in time for Ozma's birthday party.
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"Follow the adventures of a young boy named Tip as he escapes the servitude of the mean old witch, Mombi, and runs away with his newly created magical companion, Jack Pumpkinhead. They follow the Yellow Brick Road to the Emerald City where King Scarecrow now rules! When King Scarecrow is overthrown, Tip and his friends must enlist the aid of Glinda, the Good Witch, to try and set things right in Oz once again!"--Page 4 of cover.
12) Tin Man
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"In Justin Madson's debut graphic novel, Tin Man, a girl and her brother befriend the titular Tin Man with unexpected results. Solar is in her last year of high school and is reeling from the recent death of her grandmother. She has abandoned her plans for the future and fallen in with a bad crowd. Her little brother, Fenn, doesn't understand why she's changed--she doesn't even want to help him build their rocket in the garage anymore. Campbell is...
14) Ozma of OZ
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L. Frank Baum's magical world comes to life once again as out beloved Dorothy Gale takes yet another unexpected trip to a mystical, faraway land. This time Dorothy winds up in the land of Ev; she meets new friends such as Tik-Tok the mechanical man and Billina, perhaps the cleverest chicken you'll ever encounter. Dorothy will also have to face the wicked Nome King, who's imprisoned the royal family of Ev. Lucky for her, she'll get help from her Oz...
17) The Wiz
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Dorothy is a 24-year-old Manhattan kindergarten teacher who is whisked away from her inner-city neighborhood via a snowstorm to the mysterious land of Oz. Oz is a sprawling, decaying, nightmarish, and dangerous megalopolis that resembles the physical characteristics of New York City.
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The trio from Kansas gets the royal treatment in Oz as they meet living paper dolls, the puzzle-piece Fuddles, and the Spoon Brigade and the whole Kingdom of Utensia! But trouble is brewing: The Nome King is angered that Dorothy stole his magic belt, and he has an army of 50,000 set to invade Oz to get it back! Did Auntie Em and Uncle Henry make it to Oz just in time to see it destroyed?