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lauraisntwilder
The Marshland Mystery | Kathryn Kenny
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I finished these at the beginning of March. Ozma of Oz starts off pretty unhinged, but end up being a more coherent story that Marvelous Land of Oz. This Trixie book was one of my favorites so far. I like that these feel like mysteries a kid could actually solve. This one also included a long-past tragedy and tumbled down mansion, so it was checking all the boxes for this Kate Morton reader. #bobwhitebuddies #BeyondtheYellowBrickRoad

BookmarkTavern What a gorgeous edition of Oz! 🤩🤩 4d
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BookSpinBingo | Untitled
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I‘m so ready for spring!🌸🌼🌸🌼
#BookSpinBingo #BingoBoard

#BookSpin book club pick, #DoubleSpin The Girl Who Drank the Moon

#Roll100 A Brief History of Time, Tortall and Other Lands, Mere Christianity

#OokBOokClub Raising Steam

#BobWhiteBuddies Mystery of the Bob White Cave

#BeyondTheYellowBrickRoad Dorothy and the Wizard in Oz

#QueerBC Roses, in the Mouth of a Lion

#ThematicCozies Death by a Honeybee

#AuldLangSpine Wonderland

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! Looks fabulous!! 2w
BookmarkTavern @TheAromaofBooks Hope the move is going smoothly! 2w
TheAromaofBooks Thank you!! A bit chaotic but we are making progress 😂 2w
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PuddleJumper ❤️❤️ 2w
BookmarkTavern @TheAromaofBooks Good luck! You got this! 👍🏻👍🏻 2w
TheAromaofBooks Thank you!!! 2w
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willaful
Ozma of Oz | L. Frank Baum
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What on earth? When did Ozma grow up and join the Ziegfeld Follies? 😂

This is one of my childhood favs. The lunchbox trees, with the napkin leaves, could anything be more tantalizing? And I love all the adventures and the sneaky Nome King.

@BookmarkTavern #BeyondTheYellowBrickRoad

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willaful
Ozma of Oz | L. Frank Baum

“Do you expect me to believe all that rubbish about the land of Oz?... your impossible stories about animals that can talk...“ -- Bellina, the hen. 😂

@BookmarkTavern #BeyondTheYellowBrickRoad

BookmarkTavern I love her so much! ❤️❤️ She‘s got the best lines. (edited) 2w
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Clare-Dragonfly
Ozma of Oz | L. Frank Baum
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I enjoyed this, though not as much as previous books. Dorothy is really obnoxious in the beginning and it annoyed me a lot how Baum wrote her pronunciation, especially since it‘s a change from the first book. But it‘s funny (albeit quite dark at times, in a way the narrative doesn‘t seem to acknowledge) and the characters—Billina the talking hen, Langwidere the lazy princess with her heads, Tik-Tok—are delightful. #BeyondtheYellowBrickRoad

BookmarkTavern I‘ve always wished that Langwidere showed up again in a later book. She‘s such an interesting character. 3w
Clare-Dragonfly @BookmarkTavern Yeah! Where did she get all those heads?! She can‘t have traded for them all, like she offered to do with Dorothy… 3w
willaful @Clare-Dragonfly I actually had a conversation about this recently! I had never wondered, assuming it was like Barbie accessories or something. 😂 My friend had always assumed she killed people for them!

I actually prefer the way Dorothy talks here. I find the first book too formal in tone to really enjoy.
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Clare-Dragonfly @willaful Oh, Langwidere is definitely too lazy to kill anyone! 2w
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BookmarkTavern
Ozma of Oz | L. Frank Baum
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Pickpick

On a voyage to Australia, Dorothy falls overboard & is swept away to the magical Land of Ev w/ a sassy talking chicken. When Ozma comes to rescue the royal family, Dorothy joins the quest.

Billina is in my top 5 favorite Oz characters! & this story is so charming & lets us explore more fairy countries. We get to meet new friends like Tik-Tok & the Hungry Tiger, the iconic Langwidere, & the Nomes! & an epic rescue, w/ Billina saving all!🌕🌕🌕🌕🌑

JenlovesJT47 Ooh I can‘t wait to read this! I love Billina in Return To Oz. 🐓 3w
Booksblanketsandahotbeverage Billina is my favorite too! 3w
BarkingMadRead Billina is the best!! 3w
Clare-Dragonfly Billina is hilarious! I think Langwidere might be my favorite, though. All she wants to do is laze about and be pretty. 3w
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BookSpinBingo | Untitled
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I‘ve got some amazing reads lined up for February!#BookSpinBingo #BingoBoard

#BookSpin Calamity Jane, #DoubleSpin Artful Dodger

#Roll100 The Wind‘s Twelve Quarters, Gwenhwyfar, Calamity Jane

#OokBOokClub Making Money

#BobWhiteBuddies The Marshland Mystery

#BeyondTheYellowBrickRoad Ozma of Oz (one of my favorite Oz books!)

#QueerBC Pet

#ThematicCozies Artful Dodger

#AuldLangSpine A Strange and Stubborn Endurance

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! Looks fantastic!! 1mo
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lauraisntwilder
The Marvelous Land of Oz | Lyman Frank Baum
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Book 2 is a low pick for me. It has a lot of plot, but it had an aimless feeling to it. I did like the new characters though. #BeyondtheYellowBrickRoad

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The Marvelous Land of Oz | Lyman Frank Baum
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After Tip runs away from the witch who raised him, he teams up w/ the Scarecrow, the Tin Woodsman, & new friends to save the Emerald City from an army of revolters.

I forgot just how silly this one is! My dislike of General Jinjur & her army & the revolution storyline is mostly outweighed by my love for the Woggle-Bug‘s jokes, the Gump, & the Sawhorse! & I love the reactions to Ozma‘s reveal. & so much new world building!🌕🌕🌕🌕🌑

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JenlovesJT47
The Marvelous Land of Oz | Lyman Frank Baum
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I thoroughly enjoyed reading this for #BeyondTheYellowBrickRoad - I dunno about you guys but old Mombi here used to FREAK ME OUT when I was a kid, watching Return To Oz. The story in the movie is quite a bit different, but Mombi is an ever present evil throughout the book. I‘m amazed once again at the creativity of Mr. Baum & can only imagine what kids back then thought of these wonderful books. 5⭐️

Booksblanketsandahotbeverage I loved this movie as a kid too - Tik-Tok was my favorite. I recently learned Return to Oz was a mashup of Ozma of Oz and Land of Oz. 2mo
JenlovesJT47 @Booksblanketsandahotbeverage I love Tik-Tok! I haven‘t watched this movie in a few years & I think it‘s time for a rewatch soon. My cousin & I used to watch this all the time when we were kids & Mombi & the Wheelers freaked us out! 😱 2mo
Booksblanketsandahotbeverage The Wheelers were definitely freaky! That sound of them coming 😱 2mo
vlwelser I love that movie 2mo
BookmarkTavern Oh yeah Mombi in that movie got me too! 💛 2mo
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