The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum

The Wonderful Wizard of Oz

Oz #1

L. Frank Baum

130 pages first pub 1900 (editions)

fiction childrens classics fantasy middle grade adventurous fast-paced
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The idea for The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, "a modern fairy tale," as Baum considered it, appeared in May 1900. The 10,000-copy first printing sold out in two weeks, and about 90,000 sold within the first year. In 1907, he told a reporter for the Gra...

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