Kirjahaku

Morris' life would have been great-if not for his new stepsisters and those crazy little men who thought they were elves. No matter. Morris's latest stepmother would certainly be gone by Christmas like all the rest. Wasn't she already trolling on the internet all day for her next husband? But would she take Jasmine and Tanya with her? And why did these girls want to pull him into their troubles anyway? He just wanted to play video games. Everything with have blown over if that substation hadn't blown up. But when the power blew and he scurried out to get gas for the generator, Jasmine just had to go with him. And then they stumbled into those reindeer and that rogue pair of little men on a mission to rescue the North Pole. And then-wouldn't you know it-they had to get themselves sucked into the time vortex. So now there were two problems to solve: Claire and Christmas.

Where did that balloon come from? And why were bags of Emeralds tied to the side? Miss Jennie Grierson and Doctor Morgan Fiddledog tumble together inside the basket, with Toto dangling down below. The three of them are blown away on an adventure to the castle of an old witch in the strange and curious Land of Oz. The proud remainder of a once-great southern family must learn to get along with the snake oil salesman if she is to have any chance to survive in this land of talking and Winkie guards and flying monkeys. And also the little dog.

There's a new witch in the broken castle of the Wicked Witch of the West. She calls herself The Sorceress Lady Mumps, and she wants to make Oz marvelous again. All she needs is three clever cronies and a powerful weapon. Meanwhile, at Reed Elementary, Mildred finds an old magnet stuck to the buckle of her old boot. Louise recognizes it immediately. But this charm has more magic than anyone ever knew. When Mildred and Louise and their friend Thaddeus and their enemy Sam find themselves at odds with Mumps in Oz, they realize just how powerful the magnet is.

Ten years have passed. Charlie fears his love of fairylands has ruined him. Jessica needs to save her sister from following the path of her lost and alcoholic mother. Doug Robbins' marriage is coming unraveled, and the state almost never sends children to OzHouse anymore. Should they look to fairylands for help? Or do fantasies just make things worse? No one has dared the magic doorway in years, but maybe there are answers there. Can Charlie renew his art? Can Doug renew himself? Can Jessica find a better place for her sister and her sister's doomed children? Perhaps the answers are tied to the fate of the one they left behind, poor, little Buddy Samson. Perhaps they need to find him. But first, they'll have to face the devil.