The Wizard of Oz

BOOK NAME: The Wizard of Oz
AUTHOR: L. Frank Baum

The Wizard of Oz is about a little girl who lives in the grasslands of Kansas. She lives with her aunt and uncle. One day a cyclone comes and twists her house up in the air. Dorothy lands in the middle of a world that is unknown to her. In the land she meets the Good witch of oz who tells her how to get back. Dorothy is told the she needs to go find the Wizard of Oz. On her journey she encounters many friends and enemies.

I LOVED this book!!! When I first got it I thought that it would be boring but it is the exact opposite. There are so many adventures all in one story so you’ll never get bored. The book is MUCH better than the movie because the movie takes out most of the fun things. A few things that aren’t in the movie are the scene in which the characters visit a dainty China Town where everybody there is made from china! HOW COOL IS THAT!!! You have to read this book.
This book is for readers who like fantasy and adventure (or scarecrows!). Don’t miss out on the movie once you are done with reading book. Which do you like to do first, read the book or watch the movie?

Comments

sochgr
June 17, 2009, 2:04 pm

hmm, sounds interesting
ragin2007
June 20, 2009, 11:40 am

Cool, I did’nt know the Wizerd Of Oz was a book.
Hannahfofanna
June 20, 2009, 5:08 pm

This story is AMAZING!!!!!!!♥♥ It is also one of my favorite movies.☺☻
cjw1018
June 22, 2009, 4:13 pm

i have a friend who did a play last summer based on the wizard of oz. i love the movie and i have the revised version on dvd.
your friend,
cjw1018
citrusgirl
June 23, 2009, 10:21 am

next year for halloween we’ll probably dress up as characters from the wizard of oz. i’ll be glinda the good witch, my sister would be dorothy, my dog will be toto, my cousin (this is sad that i’m saying this but my mom agrees with me) will be the cowardly ion, and my other cousin it could work out with either the tin man or the scarecrow. i’m the smart one in my family B).
recordbreakingreader
June 23, 2009, 9:34 pm

I absolutely love this book. Out of the 1,000 I’ve read this year this is my favorite. Did you know Dorthy actully has silver slippers not ruby??? Also did you know there is 9 books in that series I love all of them.
pie_luver_5497
June 25, 2009, 4:10 pm

Wizard of Oz is the best book ever!! I love that book so much!!
Deryn13
June 27, 2009, 1:06 pm

i have this book. it’s a lot better than the movie, at least that’s what i think
899ouo9989
June 28, 2009, 12:07 am

i love this book i agree with you they should have put the dainty china town in
spock9
June 28, 2009, 2:43 pm

I read this book in class and I love it. I think It’s better than the movie because it the movie it turns out that she hits her head, but in the bvook she flies back. That’s soooooo cool!
musemagfan13
June 28, 2009, 4:02 pm

ohhh yknow what? i think i have this book somewhere! it looks good…i think i’ll read it. i already love the movie! also, yes to recordbreakingreader, i think i read somewhere that she has silver slippers. wait… YOU READ 1,000 BOOKS THIS YEAR?? i thought reading almost 90 per summer was an accomplishment! you must be some kind of speed reader. i have a friend who can read fast, but at that rate? probably not. that is 2.7 books per day. right?
emshemie3
July 1, 2009, 1:46 pm

I have read the book a long time ago, and remember enjoying it!
kenzeroony
July 5, 2009, 6:02 pm

this is a really cute book, but the movie was so weird it gave me nightmares (shudder)!!!!
Alea
July 6, 2009, 2:43 pm

I love the book better than the movie.
Ju29ne
July 7, 2009, 1:44 pm

Gotta read it!
peace11
July 7, 2009, 4:31 pm

the book is awesome but the movie is scary. have u seen the original 1?
DanielRadcliffe4586
July 8, 2009, 9:02 am

I didn’t know the Wizard of Oz was a book either ragin2007! that is so werid. I watched the movie but i didn’t read the book.i’ll have to read it.. you’ve read 1,000 books this year? I have only read like 200. you must read like 2 1/2 books a day! I only read like a chapter a day ( Maybe 2) Does that count books you have read in school?
tatorbug1212
July 8, 2009, 6:03 pm

i love wizard of oz so i probably will like this book
saz
July 9, 2009, 5:18 am

the wizard of oz iz like 1 og ma fav films/books
cnt w8 2 c it again x x x:)
nezza
July 9, 2009, 6:08 am

Harry Poter is one of the best books eva x x xx
HPLover
July 10, 2009, 10:06 pm

I haven’t read the book yet, but I’ve seen the movie and was a munchkin in the play last year. The book seems kinda bad compared to the movie. Wow. I’ve never said that before.

P.S. nezza, it’s Harry Potter and that was kinda random (even though that is sooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo true. I love Harry Potter)
Anonymous
July 14, 2009, 10:51 am

I followed the yellow brick road to finish it! I read the REAL copy and I love how it sounds like it’s real while movie says, “Did Dorothy go to the Wizard of Oz? Or was it a dream?” The book says it’s real, so that’s why I like it.
arianamus
July 14, 2009, 5:33 pm

I’ve read a version of this book. I’m not sure that it’s the same though. Actully, I might have two coppies. I read the chapter book with my mom when I was four years old. I don’t rememeber it quite well, but I know that it was really good. I get a lot of the memories back from the movie. It’s also one of my mos favorites.
rareozbooks
July 18, 2009, 1:02 pm

I just want to correct some previous posts. There are 40 official Oz titles. 14 written by Frank Baum, 19 by Ruth Thompson and a few others.
swimmer girl5
July 23, 2009, 10:20 pm

this book is GREAT and so is the movie!!
one of my fav’s! :):)
DolphinDreamz
August 10, 2009, 8:39 am

I liked the movie so I will probably get the book.(And the rest of the series if I like it.)I’ve been
eyeing it for a while but always gotten other books,I’ll probably check it out at the library
(They have the whole series!)
labrador
August 18, 2009, 8:54 am

I have the Great Illustrated Classics version of this book, and i agree , it is a very good book. i noticed that there is no field mice senario in the movie which is a shame.
summergirl
August 25, 2009, 10:54 am

I saw the movie to this book i guess not as hard as reading it. Hey citrus_girl For halloween i will probly dress up as bella from twilight or one of the other girls i guess. I mean my reading level is high is this a good choice for a reading level like mine.

PEACE
summergirl
September 21, 2009, 9:34 am

I found it in my libary friday of last week but did not sound interesting. so sorry all you lovers of this book did not look interesting.

forever summergirl
chrissy
October 13, 2009, 12:38 pm

i have the movie
Emma Watson rocks
October 19, 2009, 5:01 pm

Somewhere over the rainbow is where you’ll find Dorothy. With her ruby slippers, of course.
Wiggles
November 4, 2009, 5:39 pm

i haven’t seenthis movie in ages. i have NEVER read the book. i had to so a report on this movie when i wasin fourth grade.
wiggles
tinman1999
March 24, 2010, 8:56 pm

The Wizard of Oz is one of my favorite books of all time. i have a copy myslf, and have read all 40 books as well as seen the movie.If you have read the first diary of a wimpy kid,you may have read the chapter in which gregory played a tree who throws apples in his school play. the trees are a part of the book, but it is after the wizard has flown away, and Dorothy and her friends are on their way to meet Glinda, the good witch of the south.
ranchergal
April 18, 2010, 2:23 pm

I LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOVE the Wizard of Oz. L.Frank Baum wrote 12 sequels to the Wizard of Oz. You should read them. Also,if you really, really, really, like it, see Wicked the Musical. It tells the story of the Wicked Witch of the West and Glinda. They were BFFS in college in the musical. I wouldn’t suggest reading Wicked the book. It has some adult stuff.
19bean99
June 15, 2010, 1:55 pm

Right you should never judge a book by its cover like I have.Sometimes they can be very interesting.
sweetgirl
July 15, 2010, 12:34 pm

I hear that there was a movie like that and it was very good. I watch it when i was little
warriorkitkat6
August 12, 2010, 10:45 am

if you like this then you should go see the play Wicked! Wicked is an amazing play about the witches when they were growing up. There is also a book about it called Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West but the play is waaaaay better.
NerdySoSmart00
September 22, 2010, 7:42 pm

Omg I Love Love Love this movie. I didnt even know there was a book. I am definatly searching for that book in the library. =] I have seen the movie a thousand times and still love it! Also great great great summary. I’m Looking foward to more of your summaries. =]>
zoenightshade12
September 26, 2010, 8:18 am

LUV BOOK, luv movie, ADORE THE MUSICAL,WICKED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
i’ve seen wicked 2 times, and seen the movie too many times 2 count! read book only 2wice,though. wicked is about glinda and elphaba, aka the wicked witch of the west. it is kind of elphaba’s side of the story, that explained why she was so keen on getting the ruby slippers. in the musical, she doesn’t really want power, she wants the slippers so she can remember her sister. it’s touching musical, and i luved it sooooooooo much, i saw it again!

~zoe
GylfieTheOwl
October 19, 2010, 9:09 pm

not the best book ever……..
jasspa101
February 12, 2011, 2:42 am

I think this book is OK
lizzierocks247
February 25, 2011, 3:46 pm

This sounds like an awesome book. It makes me want to go to the library right now!!!!!!!!!!!!
WolfGirl
April 8, 2011, 11:01 pm

i read it. waznt relly my style. the vesion i read. . . kinda creepy : (
jamieshae
February 23, 2012, 4:55 pm

hey I love this book and did you know that this book has 14 other books to it