Glynnis. She's a whole new character - a whole new character from the land of Oz - and the first book in the upcoming Empire of Oz series. Who is Glynnis? She is the hapless younger sister of Glinda. Why is she hapless? She is hapless because the tornado that brought L. Frank Baum's 19th century Dorothy to Oz, is the same one that flung Glynnis into 21st century America. Despite the wealth of Oz characters and their philosophical adventures provided by L. Frank Baum, he didn't write much regarding all the forces that somehow came together to form Oz in the first place. He did give us the name of the fairy queen Lurline who built Oz, but he forgot to give us her motivation for doing so. The Empire of Oz series, with its primary heroine Glynnis, not only provides a prequel to Oz, she also offers a glimpse of modern life viewed from the eyes of a character L. Frank Baum hadn't thought of. Or better yet - as Glinda would say - Glynnis provides teen readers a little something in the way of the "art of social commentary".
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