Dorothy: Return to Oz

by Thomas L. Tedrow

First in the New Classics for the Twenty-First Century series--updated classics for a new generation of readers. Dorothy, the granddaughter of Dorothy Gale, clicks her ruby sneakers together and is swept back to Oz, where she befriends new characters. Illustrations.

Genres: Fantasy, Childrens

260 pages, Hardcover

First published October 1, 1993

About the author

T.L. Tedrow is an author and screenwriter who focuses on family, children's, historical, and Christian themes.

He holds a Bachelor of Science in Public Relations and Journalism from the University of Florida.

Reviews

[Brian · Rating 2 out of 5]

Lots of dad joke humor, pop culture references, and random sureal moments that are sometimes amusing and sometimes just bizarre.
Half the book is taken up going to Grandma D's house and introducing characters that won't go on the actual adventure but be replaced by representations of themselves later.
Ima the witch is quite the character and as stereotypically evil as a witch can get. She attempts to carry out her agenda through powers of illusions and transformations. It's a wonder anyone survives when the witch can make them see and believe anything, but her weakness is sudden distractions and "goodness". She kept the story lively that was otherwise mostly boring. Her little minion witches were cute.

[Auriel Kaitz · Rating 3 out of 5]

it was a twist of wizard of oz...i didn't get some parts but most of it is cool

[Annette Gonzales · Rating 3 out of 5]

cheesy and moralistic in a less subtle manner than the original books, but with some really cute parts nonetheless.

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