Danielle Paige's 2014 Dorothy Must Die was a runaway hit and continues to sell well, but her new, much anticipated standalone sequel shows no evidence of a sophomore slump. In fact, The Wicked Will Rise ripples with new developments. Amy Gumm's ambitious plan to remake Oz hits a wall when the would-be assassin discovers that there is more to the Yellow Brick Road—and Kansas than she ever expected. New twists on the merry old land of Oz; bound to be a bestseller.
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PRAISE FOR DOROTHY MUST DIE: “Readers of Baum’s books will take special delight in seeing new twists on the old characters, and they will greet the surprise climactic turnabout with the smugness of insiders.” — Kirkus Reviews
“Dorothy Must Die is kind of the ultimate in girl-powered literature. You’ve got empowered heroines, sure, but Paige also conjures a formidable villainess in Dorothy and some manipulative lady revolutionaries. Here, women and girls are allowed to be anything. This really is a woman’s world.” — Nerdist.com
“Gone are the days of rainbows, Lollipop Guilds and pretty much anything to sing about in a major key. For those willing to go on a quest with a heroine more attuned to our times than the Dust Bowl era, there’s no place like it.” — USA Today
“Debut author Paige doesn’t hold back in this fast-paced action novel. Give this cinematic upper-YA novel to fans of A. G. Howard’s Splintered, Frank Beddor’s Looking Glass Wars, and TV shows such as Once Upon a Time and Grimm.” — School Library Journal
“Paige delivers a solid, intense, and strange narrative that draws deeply on its source material.” — Publishers Weekly
“Paige is creating a rather brilliantly twisted version of the familiar world of Oz.” — Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books
“Paige has embellished upon the original Wizard of Oz story to create a completely new, even more bizarre Oz and cast of characters. Her world building is fascinating.” — Booklist
“For anyone who likes a good story turned on its head, Dorothy Must Die is a must-read.” — Huffington Post
“The Wizard of Oz as you’ve never seen it.” — Teen Vogue
“This sequel doesn’t lose its momentum one bit…you’ll be begging for book three.” — PopCrush.com's "Best YA Books of 2015 (So Far!)"
“Paige’s world building is intriguing and effectively augments the original world created by L. Frank Baum.” — ALA Booklist
PopCrush.com's "Best YA Books of 2015 (So Far!)"
This sequel doesn’t lose its momentum one bit…you’ll be begging for book three.
USA Today
Gone are the days of rainbows, Lollipop Guilds and pretty much anything to sing about in a major key. For those willing to go on a quest with a heroine more attuned to our times than the Dust Bowl era, there’s no place like it.
Booklist
Paige has embellished upon the original Wizard of Oz story to create a completely new, even more bizarre Oz and cast of characters. Her world building is fascinating.
Nerdist.com
Dorothy Must Die is kind of the ultimate in girl-powered literature. You’ve got empowered heroines, sure, but Paige also conjures a formidable villainess in Dorothy and some manipulative lady revolutionaries. Here, women and girls are allowed to be anything. This really is a woman’s world.
Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books
Paige is creating a rather brilliantly twisted version of the familiar world of Oz.
Huffington Post
For anyone who likes a good story turned on its head, Dorothy Must Die is a must-read.
Teen Vogue
The Wizard of Oz as you’ve never seen it.
ALA Booklist
Paige’s world building is intriguing and effectively augments the original world created by L. Frank Baum.
Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books
Paige is creating a rather brilliantly twisted version of the familiar world of Oz.
USA Today
Gone are the days of rainbows, Lollipop Guilds and pretty much anything to sing about in a major key. For those willing to go on a quest with a heroine more attuned to our times than the Dust Bowl era, there’s no place like it.
Booklist
Paige has embellished upon the original Wizard of Oz story to create a completely new, even more bizarre Oz and cast of characters. Her world building is fascinating.
