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The Lost Princess of Oz (Oz #11)

by L. Frank Baum, John R. Neill (Illustrator)

3.93 of 5 stars 3.93 · rating details · 2,436 ratings · 53 reviews

Book 8 of L. Frank Baum's immortal OZ books, in which Ozma is lost -- as are all the known magical instruments in Oz -- and how the search party of Dorothy, the Wizard and other loyal friends embarks upon bizarre adventures and meets such strange creatures as the Frogman and the Lavender Bear while trying to find her.

Hardcover, 318 pages

Published September 28th 1998 by Books of Wonder (first published 1917)

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Feb 23, 2012 Shoshana rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: old-favorite, fantasy, classics

When I was a kid this was my absolute top favorite of all the Oz books.

Don't ask me why.

I mean, it's great, as are most of them, but not really any greater than the rest.

Although one thing I do like is the way he takes away all their usual crutches - Glinda's Magic Book and magic tools, Ozma and her Magic Picture, the Wizard's magic - and makes them finish a quest without the help of...

oh, wait. I mean, that was great until Dorothy pulled out the magic belt and was like, booyah, I know you thoug...more

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Jul 25, 2011 Nicolas rated it 4 of 5 stars

I'm surprised how good these books have gotten. I enjoyed the first 8, some more than others, because they were quick, fun reads. However, beginning with book 9 (The Scarecrow of Oz) they started getting more detailed and layered. While book 10 (Rinkitink in Oz) is still my favorite this is a very close second.
This story begins with the kidnapping of Ozma. The gang soon discovers that the Wizard & Glinda's magical tools have been stolen too. Dorothy and a big band of characters from past st...more

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Jun 18, 2011 Olsey rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Lost Classic?

"...day dreams, you know, with your eyes wide open and your brain-machinery whizzing -- are likely to lead to the betterment of the word." - L. Frank Baum

The awesomely vivid imagination of L. Frank Baum gave life to thirteen (yes, thirteen) sequels of the popular children’s novel The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (1900). Somewhat bizarrely, I've jumped in at number eleven in the series, The Lost Princess of Oz (1917) and now I must rant and rave (more raving, less ranting) about said exp...more Lost Classic?

"...day dreams, you know, with your eyes wide open and your brain-machinery whizzing -- are likely to lead to the betterment of the word." - L. Frank Baum

The awesomely vivid imagination of L. Frank Baum gave life to thirteen (yes, thirteen) sequels of the popular children’s novel The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (1900). Somewhat bizarrely, I've jumped in at number eleven in the series, The Lost Princess of Oz (1917) and now I must rant and rave (more raving, less ranting) about said experience. When ultimately comparing The Lost Princess of Oz to the famed first novel, the characters are still flamboyant and (for the most part) likable if not more so, which seems incredible after sixteen-years and ten predecessors. The Frogman and 'the little brown bear' Corporal Waddle are especially cool as are many of the other larger-than-life supporting animal characters; they ensure comedy at times and even a touch of philosophy. Familiar company – Dorothy, Toto, The Cowardly Lion and The Wizard are back, who in varying degrees are defunct or different than they once were, merely serving as token characters, no doubt to keep children from the emerging last century contented. It is clear that Baum liked to create newness rather than retread, despite familiar themes and of course the vast number of volumes in the Oz series. That said, despite my initial surprise and hesitance at Toto being able to speak, I enjoyed his protest at losing his growl. Endearing and bizarre all at once, as Baum’s characters often are. Yes, you've guessed it, there is a huge theme of individuality and identity neatly wrapped with morality for children (and for some adults too!) to read in between the lines if they so wish to. Dorothy is kind of dull and bratty and don’t even get me started on Scraps (The Patchwork Girl who has an entire novel dedicated to her some years earlier). Throughout their journey quest to recover all the stolen magic from Oz (and Princess Ozma), the Frogman seems like one of perhaps only a few characters who actually discovered something about himself and grew as a (person?) frog, subsequently. The narrative kept me turning the pages despite my underwhelming understanding and appreciation of Princess Ozma – that serves me right for jumping so far ahead. 'Princess of Oz is more ambitious than the first book which endears it as well as stops it entering the realms of being a classic. There is perhaps too large of an ensemble cast and the non-linear narrative and different perspectives make it less iconic as well as previously established characters don't quite come to life. In spite of this, personally missing sixteen-years of Oz history and Baum writing many of these sequels much out of a financial dependency The Lost Princess of Oz is perhaps still more re-readable than the original classic. I am near the end of the book, so must confess I am reviewing a book I haven’t finished reading yet. I will however tell you on the off-chance things go wrong. I didn't really need to tell you that so surely I must have taken a dip in The Truth Pond like our dear character the Frogman. For all ages -- enjoy.

Update: By no means a spec-fabulous ending, but still enjoyable.

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Dec 17, 2012 Aubrey Clark rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: fantasy

This book is rather long, but I liked it. It has many characters and a good plot. Since his book is so long I can not tell you the whole summary of the book or this review whould be half a page long! There for I shall tell you who my favorite character is and why and also I will tell you my favorite scene and I will elborate.

First I will tell you my favorite character in the following:
My favorite caharacter is Button-Up-Bright, the munchkin. The reason I love him is because he is clueless and al...more This book is rather long, but I liked it. It has many characters and a good plot. Since his book is so long I can not tell you the whole summary of the book or this review whould be half a page long! There for I shall tell you who my favorite character is and why and also I will tell you my favorite scene and I will elborate.

First I will tell you my favorite character in the following:
My favorite caharacter is Button-Up-Bright, the munchkin. The reason I love him is because he is clueless and always gets lost. You know he is clueless is because when they came upon a orchard he go lost while trying to find a peach tree. He finally found one and it was the only peach tree in every single tree. He ate it and it was so tasty and when he got to he pit it was sold gold so he put it in his left jacket pocket and forgot about it. Then later they found out who had taken their precious Ozma. It was Ugu the Shoemaker and he had hidden her and they were trying to find her. They asked their magic bear where she was and he said that she is in this room. But she was not in the room! So they asked what part of the room and it said Button-Up-Bright's left jacket pocket. so they found out that she was in the golden peach pit and she was saved. That is my favorite character and that is why I like him!
Next I will tell you my favorite scene or part,which is pretty much the same thing:
My favorite part is when,Princess Dorothy uses her magic belt to turn the evil shoemaker,named Ugu, into a dove, but Dorothy forgot to say a Dove of Peace. So he became a really big dove because he used some of his magic ,but it couldn't fully work against it. He flew toward Dorothy, but the Frogman had no idea that the magic belt of the Nome King would protect her. So he jumped on his back and fought with the dove,and it was a good thing that the Frogman had taken zosozo,which is a chemically enegineered compound made by the king of the Hurkus. Any who, they fought and the Frogman was getting hurt so Dorothy turned him smaller, and he got in a magic dishpan,which flew him to the NorthEast par of Quadling Country!!!
I love this book and it is really good and this things I told you are just one or two of the things in the book and there are many other like
that of the bears, or that of the City of Tai,and that of the City of Hurkus with the gaints for slaves. I hope you read this book! Until next time read books and more books! I love books and you should to!
P.s. Read this book it will put a smile on your face!!(less)

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Nov 09, 2011 Danns rated it 5 of 5 stars

Hands down this has been my favorite Oz book so far. The adventuring, the party, the obstacles, all top notch.

Ozma has been kidnapped! The Wizard's tools are missing! Glinda's power has waned as her magical components have been frisked along with the Great Book and the Magic Picture. Toto's growl is gone and across the land Cayke the Cookie Cook has her jeweled cookie pan stolen! What is going on? Who is the culprit? Avery and I spent a goodly amount of time postulating who we knew is Oz that c...more

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May 05, 2013 Carlie rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: oz

Another good old Oz book. I have slowly been reading these books since I was little, due to the fact my library didn't own the full set. I really liked this one because it explored the possibility that Ozma is not really the all and powerful fairy we thought she was.
The people they met and the adventures they encountered were fun, but I felt the story line might have been forced. There was no twist at the end, it ended up being just what you expected, but the character's you meet along the way...more

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Jan 24, 2010 Jason Pettus rated it 3 of 5 stars

(Reprinted from the Chicago Center for Literature and Photography [cclapcenter.com:]. I am the original author of this essay, as well as the owner of CCLaP; it is not being reprinted here illegally. This review covers all 14 of the Baum Oz books, which is why it's found on all 14 book pages here.)

I think it's fairly safe by now to assume that nearly everyone in Western society is familiar with The Wizard of Oz, most of us because of the classic 1939 movie adaptation; and many realize as well tha...more (Reprinted from the Chicago Center for Literature and Photography [cclapcenter.com:]. I am the original author of this essay, as well as the owner of CCLaP; it is not being reprinted here illegally. This review covers all 14 of the Baum Oz books, which is why it's found on all 14 book pages here.)

I think it's fairly safe by now to assume that nearly everyone in Western society is familiar with The Wizard of Oz, most of us because of the classic 1939 movie adaptation; and many realize as well that author L. Frank Baum ended up penning a whole series of sequels, because of the original book's astounding success back at the turn of the 20th century when it was first published -- 13 sequels altogether, before his death in 1919, which after the movie's success twenty years later became a literal merchandising empire, spawning hundreds more official sequels by various authors and hundreds more unofficial ones once the characters moved into the public domain. And like many others, I've always been interested in what these 14 "canonical" Oz books have to say; and that's why I decided this winter to sit down and read them all in a row for the first time, easy to do because of them being available for free at both Project Gutenberg and the email subscription service DailyLit (which is how I myself read them, and in fact is how I read many of the older books you see reviewed here; I'm a big fan of theirs, and highly recommend them).

But of course, to even approach these books with the right mindset, it's important to understand that like so many other one-hit-wonders, Baum was not only eluded by success in most of his other endeavors but was an active failure at them -- in the 1870s, for example, he unsuccessfully tried his hand at breeding fancy poultry (a national fad at the time), then in the 1880s opened his own theatre and became one of the first-ever Americans to produce modern-style stage musicals, apparently a little too ahead of its time, then in the 1890s moved to the Dakota Territory and opened a dry-goods store that eventually failed, as well as starting a newspaper that folded too. So it was sort of a case of random lightning in a bottle when he decided in the late 1890s to try his hand at children's literature, and ended up with his very first title being the most popular kid's book in America for two years straight, and no surprise that Baum then spent the rest of his life desperately trying to figure out how to bottle that lightning again. Because now that I've read it myself, I can confirm that the original Wonderful Wizard of Oz is astonishingly great, a sort of miraculous combination of traits that makes for an almost perfect children's story; and although most of it follows the same storyline seen in the '39 movie, there are also significant differences, making it worth your while to sit and read the book version if you have the interest. (And by the way, for some really interesting reading, check out the academic analysis that was done of this book in the 1960s, arguing that most of its details symbolically correspond almost exactly to various political and economic issues of the late 1800s, including the yellow brick road representing the much-discussed gold standard of that age, the scarecrow representing the then-hot Populist Party, Toto representing the teetotaler [prohibitionist:] movement, and a lot more.)

But of course, there are a couple of details about this book that have been forgotten over the decades too, which also help explain its record-shattering success -- it was an unusually lavish book for its time, for example, with two-toned illustrations on every page and several full-color plates, and let's also not forget that Baum himself mounted a Broadway-style musical of Oz just two years after the book was published, a huge hit which toured nationally for a decade and that was even more insanely popular than the book itself (including making national stars out of vaudeville performers Fred Stone and David Montgomery, playing the Scarecrow and Tin Man; the stage production left out the Cowardly Lion altogether, which is why he is also barely seen in any of the 13 canonical sequels). And so that's why when Baum attempted starting up other fantasy series in the wake of Oz's success, hoping to turn all of them into lucrative franchises like the original, the audience mostly responded with yawns; and that's why Baum eventually went back to writing more and more Oz books as the 20th century continued, because by now the strength of the brand far outweighed the relative writing skills of Baum when it came to any particular volume.

That's why, at least to adults, it's perhaps actually the introductions to each book that are the most fascinating thing about them; because to be frank, most of the books follow a pretty familiar formula, with a danger-filled quest involving various kooky characters that is usually finished about two-thirds of the way through, followed by a massive parade or party that lets Baum trot out the growing number of main characters added to this universe with each title. (And by the way, prepare yourself for Baum's unending love of the deus-ex-machina plot device; over half the books end along the lines of, "And then our heroes took possession of a super-duper magical device, which they waved in the air and all their troubles went away.") In fact, for those who don't know, that's why the official map of Oz and its surrounding lands eventually grew so large, because Baum still hadn't given up on his dream of having a whole series of kid-lit cash cows out there generating revenue for him, and so would use many of these Oz sequels to introduce entirely new casts of characters who live in entirely new lands, "just over the mountains" or "just past the desert" of Oz itself. By the end of the original 14 books, in fact, Baum had built up a virtual aristocracy of licensable characters, all of whom would have to be dragged out for a cameo at some point in each book to remind the audience of their existence -- not just the cast of the original book and '39 movie but also various other princesses like Ozma and Betsy Bobbin, boy characters like Ojo the Unlucky and Button Bright, adults who help them like the Shaggy Man, Cap'n Bill and Ugu the Shoemaker, and of course a whole litany of quirky fantastical sidekicks, including but not limited to Tik-Tok, Jack Pumpkinhead, the Great Jinjin, Billina the Angry Hen, Scraps the Patchwork Girl, and Polychrome the Rainbow Fairy. Whew! And so did the Great Oz Merchandising Experiment keep limping along for two decades, with each sequel selling less and less and getting lazier and lazier (for example, the tenth book in the series, 1916's Rinkitink in Oz, was actually a non-Oz book written a decade previous, published almost unchanged except for a hasty final chapter full of Oz regulars slapped onto the end); and thus did Baum's bad luck in business come back with a vengeance as well, with three more Broadway productions that were all flops, and even the establishment of a film production company in 1914 that eventually went bankrupt.

You can see the progression of all this reflected in Baum's first-person introductions to each book, which like I said is why they might be the most fascinating parts of all for adult readers -- how in the first sequel, for example, he expresses legitimately gleeful surprise and joy at how passionate his fans were, and how thousands of children had literally written to him out of the blue demanding more Oz stories, while with each subsequent sequel his tone becomes more and more snarky, ala "Well, dear and wonderful children, you've yet again demanded another Oz book like the sheep you are, so here it is, you screeching little monsters." In fact, in book six of the series, 1910's The Emerald City of Oz, Baum flat-out states that it's going to be the very last Oz book, and it's no coincidence that many fans actually consider this one to be the best of the original fourteen, because of Baum's extra attention to and enthusiasm for this particular storyline, thinking as he erroneously did that it would be the grand finale of the entire Oz universe; but after his later financial failures forced him back into the Oz business again, the gloves finally come off in his introductions, with most of the rest sounding to today's ears something like, "Well, okay, here again is the sugary teat you all apparently can't get enough of suckling, you infuriating little animals, so open wide and take your medicine." Now, of course, you shouldn't feel too bad for Baum; by the last years of his life, his combined books and plays were generating for him in today's terms roughly a quarter-million dollars a year just in personal royalties.

So all in all, an experience I'm glad I had, reading all fourteen original Oz books in a row, but not something I'd recommend to others; instead, maybe better just to read the first, then skip to the sixth, then skip straight to the 14th, 1920's Glinda of Oz, because of its unusual darkness (probably caused, many scholars agree, by Baum knowing that he was near death). As with many authors I've looked at here at CCLaP, history seems to have correctly adjusted itself in Baum's case, with most of his books now rightfully falling into the obscurity they deserve, even while his one true masterpiece is still rightfully recognized as such. (less)

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May 21, 2009 Jennifer rated it 4 of 5 stars

This book was always one of my favorites--I'm not sure exactly why, maybe because it's all in good fun and there's never any real danger of people getting hurt. Ozma has vanished and everyone sets out to save her, meeting with adventures on the way. As an adult I particularly liked the new character of the Frogman, who is a pompous enlarged frog who accidentally bathes in a truth pond and thereafter has to admit he's nowhere near as smart as he's presented himself. Unlike other windbags in Oz, t...more

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Apr 17, 2013 Jeremy rated it 3 of 5 stars

The tenth book in the series was not as good as its predecessor. The story, based in a premise posed by one of the children writing to mr. Baum, was approached well in premise, but became very disjointed during the telling. It felt as though the quest was forced, the interactions contrived during the journey. And the Frogman was distracting. Still, a good general read that would be liked by young fans of the series.

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May 16, 2013 Robyn added it · review of another edition

Shelves: classics, given-away, kids-or-ya, sci-fi-or-fantasy

I've had this edition of this book for so many years that it has my elementary school age home phone number written on the inside front cover, before they changed the area code (which they've done several times). But I own all the Oz books on Kindle and need to clear out belongings, so this copy goes to somebody else's home.

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Oct 22, 2011 Emily rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: classics, juvenile, fiction, read-aloud-to-boys

I prefer Oz books that have actual plot, including antagonists and all, and this is one of the ones that fits that bill. It's always fun, too, to explore different mysterious corners of Oz and discover odd peoples like the Herkus, the Thists, and the Yips. We followed Dorothy and the Wizard on their quest for Ozma through the Winkie country, but it would have been fun to hear more about the travels of the other groups looking for Ozma in the other three principalities of Oz. Ugu is a bad guy wor...more

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Jun 09, 2012 Shani rated it 3 of 5 stars

I have always liked this one pretty well, unlike some of the ones in the long middle stretch, it has a bit more of a plot than some of the others. I still think Button-Bright is one of the most annoying characters in children's literature, though. Gah.

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Jan 20, 2009 Wils Cain rated it 4 of 5 stars

Ozma the Princess of Oz is missing as are many magical items through Oz. But where has she and they gone? The gang gets together to find out and has, of course, many adventures along the way. Baum's imagination is fantastic. Wish I read these as a kid. And he incorporates stories that kids wrote to him suggesting should happen to the characters. How brilliant is that?

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Dec 09, 2012 Ryan rated it 2 of 5 stars

Ozma goes missing, along with all the magical implements of Oz, and her subjects go searching for her. Dorothy's crew has numerous adventures - and continue to show prejudice against people who look different - but ultimately save the day.

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Feb 22, 2009 Cici rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: childrens-book, fairy-tales

My boss actually bought me this book,because I was so into the Wicked series. Its a very good childrens books and the characters and the land of Oz is fun. The little pink bear and the Patchwork girl were my favorite characters.

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Jun 03, 2012 Elderberrywine rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: library

Endlessly inventive, as are all of Baum's Oz books. Only rated down a star for the lack of a memorable new character such as Billina the hen. The Frogman and the Lavender Bear King aren't quite in the same league.

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Mar 12, 2012 Will Waller rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: fantasy, fiction, series

This book was excellently crafted! It was interesting from the get-go, no new characters (at least at the beginning) to learn, and moved quickly using the journeying technique that has been fruitful in other books. The adventures were silly and varied, and the new characters, especially the Bear King, were humorous. Many of the new characters, especially the Frogman and the Ugu villain, underwent significant development.

The message of this book was that forgiveness is possible, that the animals...more

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Jan 15, 2013 Carrie rated it 4 of 5 stars

Another great adventure with old and new friends. This one introduces the frogman, the cookie cook, the lavender bear, the pink bear to the mix and they all are on a couple quests trying to find all the items that were stolen.

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Jun 21, 2011 Joshua Gross rated it 3 of 5 stars

This one was a little better, as it had a more straight-forward plot and a bit of mystery. It also had a nice simple ending instead of the long meandering ones he usually favors, and a cute little pink talking bear:)

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Sep 24, 2011 Hpboy13 rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: classics-worth-reading, loved-kids-books

The best thing about this Oz book is that it has all the main characters adventuring together - the entire huge ensemble of them - as they search for Ozma.

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Mar 18, 2010 Allison rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: kids-books-read

Elijah instructed me to give this book 4 stars---not as good as Ozma or The Patchwork Girl, but still pretty good! We were happy to have Scraps in the story again, the animals and their bantering and bickering were pretty funny, and we really liked the parts with Ugu the Shoemaker.

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Sep 03, 2011 Richard rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: fantasy, classics

One of the most interesting thing to observe during my journy through all of Baum's Oz books was watching him mature as an author. Of all of the Oz books thus far, The Lost Princess of Oz was the most even paced and well written by almost any measure. The characters were well described and there was even some character development. For the first time, Baum had two nearly completely plot threads that came together quite well later on. And finally, the conflict is not resolved via a deus ex machin...more

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Feb 12, 2012 Renae rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: books-i-own, ebook

I liked this one almost as much as The Patchwork Girl of Oz. It has a good, fairly solid plot arc, even if the ending is a little bit of an abrupt, tidy rush.

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Dec 31, 2010 Carl rated it 3 of 5 stars

This one seriously weirded me out when I was younger. I didn't see it coming.

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Apr 24, 2012 Avalon rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: fantasy

Wizard of Oz #11. Ozma was lost, then she was found.

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Dec 16, 2012 Emily rated it 2 of 5 stars

Cute idea, just too childish for me to enjoy.

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May 23, 2009 Joanna Gold rated it 5 of 5 stars

really interesting I just finished it.

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May 01, 2009 Tommyb added it · review of another edition

Shelves: 11-21-2007, 5-52

Fiction,Children's fiction

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Mar 21, 2010 Janie Hepler rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: fantasy

I love the Oz books!

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May 19, 2011 Deviant Geek rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: adventure, audio-book, children, classics, magic

Another sequel with one main idea.

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