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The Wicked Will Rise
The Wicked Will Rise
Reviewed by: Kara Reiman - Walker Memorial Library, Westbrook, Southern Maine Library District
Review Date: August 25, 2015
Review
The second installment in Paige's Wizard of Oz remake, The Wicked Will Rise tells us Amy's continuing story travelling through a broken Oz and trying to figure out both what her destiny is and who to trust. This book focuses more on Amy and her relationships with Ozma, Pete, and Nox, instead of with the older witches and Dorothy. The book ends with a big change and then a cliffhanger. This book was slightly better than the first, because it introduced us to more of the original characters instead of approximations of Baum's characters. We also see more of this version of Oz, including the magnificent place where the flying monkeys live. A must purchase for libraries where Dorothy Must Die was popular; otherwise an additional purchase.
Overall Book Score: good
About the Book
Author:
Paige, Danielle
Illustrator: ,
Publisher: Harper
Book Type: chapter book fiction
Genre: adventure,fantasy,folklore
Audience: grades 7-9,grades 10-12
Binding Type: reinforced trade binding
Binding Quality: very good
ISBN: 9780062280701
Price: 17.99