![]() ![]() ![]() She has no friends, her clothing is tattered and her single mother has a chemical dependency problem. Amy lacks most of the resources that would provide her access to success. Her own backstory gives evidence to her poverty. This first person narrative makes world building an integral part of the story with readers discovering how this new Oz works right along with main character, Amy Gumm. I like the time spent developing characters and their backstory, giving them important roles to play as the story unfolds. I like the steady pace Paige establishes in Dorothy Must Die. Can Amy figure this mess out? Which side does she choose when the only good advice she gets is to trust no one?ĭorothy Must Die is the first book in the series by Danielle Paige, an African American young adult author as well as a writer for television. The munchkins, flying monkey and people of Oz were all once very happy with their lives but now, they’ve lost they joy and their freedoms. Sometimes, it’s quite wicked.Īnother tornado in Kansas, another girl misplaced in Oz and we revisit the place only to wonder what in the world has happened. ![]() We loved Glinda’s sparkle and the shine of the yellow brick road, but sometimes too much ‘good’ just isn’t all that good. We all cheered for Dorothy to find the Wizard and make her way back home to Kansas. ![]()
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