The Wonderful Wizard of Oz

America's greatest homegrown fairy tale begins with a girl, a dog, and a storm that blows her straight out of Kansas and into a world of impossible color. Dorothy Gale doesn't just want to go home - she NEEDS to, and the only one who might help is the mysterious Wizard of Oz, hidden behind the green walls of the Emerald City. So she walks the golden road, gathering companions along the way: a Scarecrow desperate for brains, a Tin Woodman aching for a heart, a Lion who thinks he lacks courage. But here's the secret Baum tucked inside this dazzling adventure: they already have everything they're seeking. The real magic isn't in the Wizard's gifts - it's in what Dorothy and her friends discover about themselves. Part political allegory, part profound meditation on self-worth, part sheer dazzling spectacle, this 1900 novel sparked an empire and has been making readers believe in the power of going home ever since.