| Title | : | The Rundelstone of Oz |
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| ISBN | : | 1929527047 |
| ISBN-10 | : | 9781929527045 |
| Language | : | English |
| Format Type | : | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages | : | 219 |
| Publication | : | First published June 15, 2001 |
Poco and his fellow Troupadours travel through remote corners of the magical Land of Oz, presenting plays to entertain the inhabitants. But after a triumphant performance in Whitheraway Castle, Poco suddenly finds himself alone and thrust into a new line of workas major-domo to Slyddwyn the Whitherd.
Soon, unanswered questions trouble Poco. Who is the mysterious black-bearded stranger repeatedly donning disguises to gain entrance to the castle? What scheme is Slyddwyn the Whitherd planning? And where did Poco's fellow players really go?
To get answers, Poco must find the mysterious Rundelstoneand he better find it fast, or else the sun will never rise again on the hidden Oz kingdom of Fyordi-Zik.
At first, Poco's only ally is a Gillikin boy named Rolly. But even when Ozma, Dorothy, the Cowardly Lion, and the Wizard of Oz join Poco, can anyone hope to untangle the devious designs of Slyddwyn?
The Rundelstone of Oz bursts with magic and surprises right up to its final page.
The Rundelstone of Oz Reviews
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Sweet, fun, and well-written, although not much of an Oz story for most of its length. I like the magical plot, the sympathetic protagonist Poco, and the vagabond theater characters.
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I've been a fan of the OZ books since I was nine years old. Like most people, I knew about OZ from the Judy Garland film, but when I discovered that L. Frank Baum had not only written THE WONDERFUL WIZARD OF OZ, but thirteen other books continuing the history of OZ, I was hooked. I read all the Baum books and most of the books read by the writers that continued the OZ books after Baum died, including his grandson Roger S. Baum.
THE RUNDELSTONE OF OZ has a different feel from Baum's turn of the century books or the wildly imaginative and pun-filled book of his successor, Ruth Plumly Thompson. The late Eloise Jarvis McGraw's book is more gentle and reads like an old fashioned fairy tale. It definitely took me back to a magical place that I hadn't visited in a long time.
I shared it with my granddaughters and you may want to share it with the children in your life or the child in yourself. -
This was fun. I like the oz books, and I think these later ones might be better than the original, the plotting is better. A kind hearted living marrionette is forced to be the assistant of an evil wizard who turns people into inanimate objects. I couldn't sleep one night and I read this book, it was a nice story to stay up with me.
