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75 in ’13: The Sea Fairies

  For the forty-fourth book in the challenge, I read The Sea Fairies, by L. Frank Baum. So, being a children’s book, this story was not for me. It’s simplistic, it’s not terribly structured, there isn’t really an over-arching point … Continue reading

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75 in ’13: Dorothy and the Wizard in Oz

For the thirty-first book in the challenge, I read <a href=”http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/116597.Dorothy_and_the_Wizard_in_Oz&#8221; target=”new”>Dorothy and the Wizard in Oz</a> by L. Frank Baum, the fourth (or so) book in his Oz series. This one got a three out of five, and I … Continue reading

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75 in ’13: The Woggle-Bug Book and Poirot and the Regatta Mystery

For the seventeenth book in this challenge, I am counting two short stories as one book. The first is The Woggle-Bug Book by L. Frank Baum as a supplement to his Oz series. This one was bizarre and ridiculous, and … Continue reading

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75 in ’13: Ozma of Oz

For the sixteenth book in this challenge, I read Ozma of Oz, by L. Frank Baum, book three in the Oz series. This one garnered three out of five stars. Dorothy Gale is in trouble again. This time she’s accompanied … Continue reading

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75 in ’13: The Marvelous Land of Oz

For the ninth book in the challenge, I read The Marvelous Land of Oz, by L. Frank Baum. This is the second book in the Oz series, and it’s a weird one. If you’ve seen the movie Return to Oz, … Continue reading

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52 in 1: The Wonderful Wizard of Oz

For week 30, I read L. Frank Baum’s The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (PG free copy). This is one of the first books I picked up from Project Gutenberg. If you weren’t aware, it’s kind of hard to get any … Continue reading

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