Classics for Your Collection: goo.gl/U80LCr --------- Set shortly after the events in The Wonderful Wizard of Oz and after Dorothy Gale's departure back to Kansas, the protagonist of the novel is an orphaned male youth called Tip. For as long as he can remember, Tip has been under the guardianship of a cruel Wicked Witch named Mombi (who is the main antagonist) and lives in the northern quadrant called Gillikin Country in the Land of Oz. Mombi has always been extremely mean and abusive to Tip, calling him names and making him cook and clean for her. He escapes the grasp of the old sorceress named Mombi after she threatens to transform him into a marble statue for playing a trick on her and he travels to the Emerald City to start a new life. In the process he creates two new companions, Jack Pumpkinhead and the Sawhorse. They are brought to life using a magical powder that Mombi obtains from a reclusive magician. Tip gets mixed up in a rebellion led by a young woman, Jinjur, who overthrows the Scarecrow as the Ruler of Oz. Joining with the Tin Woodman, Tip and his friends seek to regain control of the Emerald City, but are not successful and must flee for their lives in a most unusual flying creature created from bits and pieces found in the palace. Eventually they make their way to enlist the support of Glinda the Good. Glinda succeeds in capturing Mombi and erasing her magical powers. However, in quashing the rebellion she restores the throne not to the Scarecrow, but to the rightful heir, a young girl named Ozma. The Tin Woodman and the Scarecrow, now stuffed with paper money that's worthless in Oz except as stuffing, return to the Winkie Country with Jack Pumpkinhead, the Gump is disassembled at his request (though his head, which was a hunting trophy, can still speak), Glinda returns to her palace in the Quadling Country, the Wogglebug remains as Ozma's advisor, and the Saw-Horse becomes her personal steed. Characters: Tip Mombi Jack Pumpkinhead The Sawhorse Guardian of the Gates Soldier with the Green Whiskers Jinjur Scarecrow Jellia Jamb Tin Woodman H.M. Wogglebug, T.E. Queen of the Field Mice The Gump Glinda Ozma Scroll Up and Get Your Copy! Children's Books: The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain https: //www.createspace.com/6394066 The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain https: //www.createspace.com/6427418 American Fairy Tales by L. Frank Baum https: //www.createspace.com/6413969 Indian Fairy Tales by Joseph Jacobs https: //www.createspace.com/6365550 The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum https: //www.createspace.com/6426287 TIK-TOK of OZ by L. Frank Baum https: //www.createspace.com/6353841 Ozma of Oz by L. Frank Baum https: //www.createspace.com/6356346 The Story of Doctor Dolittle by Hugh Lofting https: //www.createspace.com/6356525 The Velveteen Rabbit by Margery Williams https: //www.createspace.com/6429910 Grimm's Fairy Tales by Brothers Grimm https: //www.createspace.com/6440051 Sky Island by L. Frank Baum https: //www.createspace.com/6446563 The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett https: //www.createspace.com/6455917 Glinda of OZ by L. Frank Baum https: //www.createspace.com/6461890 The Scarecrow of OZ by L. Frank Baum https: //www.createspace.com/6461981