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Publisher Unknown, 348 pages
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Classic Literature. Fantasy. Juvenile Fiction. HTML: In this, the seventh book of L. Frank Baum's delightful Oz series, a living doll named Scraps and a Munchkin boy named Ojo set out to free Ojo's Uncle Nunkie from a dangerous magical spell that has turned him into a statue. This whimsical journey will delight fantasy fiction fans of all ages..
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LibraryThing member RuMuse
When I was a little girl, I loved the Oz books. It's a love I never completely outgrew. The Patchwork Girl of Oz is my favorite of the original series. I highly recommend the 1995 hardbound "Books of Wonder" edition, which is chock-full of John R. Neill's droll and incomparable illustrations,
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LibraryThing member AbigailAdams26
Ojo the Unlucky, a Munchkin boy raised in isolation in the Blue Forest by his taciturn Unc Nunkie, finds himself setting out on a quest through the wider world of Oz in this seventh entry in L. Frank Baum's series about that magical country. After his beloved uncle is petrified at the home of the
Although by no means a favorite, when it comes to Baum's Oz books - that honor goes to the first, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, and to the third, Ozma of Oz - I have always enjoyed The Patchwork Girl of Oz, finding both Ojo and Scraps engaging characters, in their separate ways. I suppose that as a girl I identified with Ojo's rebellious resentment, in the matter of the six-leaved clover - not understanding the purpose of the law against picking it, he thought it grossly unfair - while I enjoyed Scraps' thoroughly amoral joie de vie. I imagine that readers of the time, horrified at the prospect of no more Oz books - in the previous installment, The Emerald City of Oz, Baum declared that Ozma had made her kingdom invisible to the outside world, and that there would be no more stories from Oz - were overjoyed at this return to the beloved world of fairy and magic. As for me, rereading this as an adult, I'm struck by the negative depiction of cats - Bungle here, and Eureka in Dorothy and the Wizard in Oz- so far in the series. I wonder if perhaps Baum disliked them...?
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Crooked Magician - the creator of the Powder of Life, first introduced in The Marvelous Land of Oz - Ojo, in the company of Scraps the Patchwork Girl and Bungle the Glass Cat, embarks on a mission to track down the ingredients necessary for the antidote to this magical mishap. But where will he find a six-leaved clover, the left wing of a yellow butterfly, a gill of water from a dark well, three hairs from a Woozy's tail, and a drop of oil from a man's body? And how will the other residents of Oz that he encounters - the Shaggy Man, the Scarecrow, Princess Dorothy, Princess Ozma, and the Tin Woodman - react to his quest...?Although by no means a favorite, when it comes to Baum's Oz books - that honor goes to the first, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, and to the third, Ozma of Oz - I have always enjoyed The Patchwork Girl of Oz, finding both Ojo and Scraps engaging characters, in their separate ways. I suppose that as a girl I identified with Ojo's rebellious resentment, in the matter of the six-leaved clover - not understanding the purpose of the law against picking it, he thought it grossly unfair - while I enjoyed Scraps' thoroughly amoral joie de vie. I imagine that readers of the time, horrified at the prospect of no more Oz books - in the previous installment, The Emerald City of Oz, Baum declared that Ozma had made her kingdom invisible to the outside world, and that there would be no more stories from Oz - were overjoyed at this return to the beloved world of fairy and magic. As for me, rereading this as an adult, I'm struck by the negative depiction of cats - Bungle here, and Eureka in Dorothy and the Wizard in Oz- so far in the series. I wonder if perhaps Baum disliked them...?
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LibraryThing member emithomp
When Ojo the Unlucky accidentally turns his Uncle to stone he must travel throughout the land of Oz to collect the items to restore Unk Nunky to his old self.
This book was originally published in 1913 and it seems very quaint in the 21st century. Although there is a vague through-line, the book is
It would be a good book for elementary schools and public library youth collections, but it is not as special as The Wonderful Wizard of Oz.
This book was originally published in 1913 and it seems very quaint in the 21st century. Although there is a vague through-line, the book is
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not terribly plot-driven. It is more a series of vignettes to show off Baum's imagination. Each chapter could almost stand alone, especially since the characters explain why they are on their journey every time they meet someone new. This amounts to just about every other chapter since they cover a great deal of ground and meet a large number of creatures. The book is charming, but can be difficult to get into. It is more about exploring Oz than exploring the people there.It would be a good book for elementary schools and public library youth collections, but it is not as special as The Wonderful Wizard of Oz.
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LibraryThing member bereneezypie
I was a fan with the Oz series growing up, and it's great to know I'm still a fan as an adult! I love revisiting these books, they truly are timeless!
LibraryThing member bookworm12
After the The Emerald City of Oz, Baum was planning on ending the Oz series. Public demand and financial reasons prompted him to continue the books with The Patchwork Girl of Oz. Knowing that it wouldn’t be surprising if the story felt forced, but that’s not the case.
Ojo and his uncle, Unk
This story reunites readers with all their old favorites. Ozma, Dorothy and the Tin Woodman are all back and the Scarecrow is particularly smitten with the Patchwork Girl. The story follows Ojo as he embarks on a crusade to gather some strange items to help Dr. Pipt save his wife. Also, there’s a funny glass cat in this story that reminded me a bit of Dorothy’s bossy hen. The original illustrations are one of my favorite elements of the books and this installment is just wonderful.
BOTTOM LINE: A great addition to the series, this book combines fan favorites with new characters in an excellent way.
Ojo and his uncle, Unk
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Nunkie are Munchkins that live in the land of Oz. While visiting their magician friend, Dr. Pipt, they see him use the Powder of Life to bring a patchwork girl to life. She’s originally created to help the Doctor’s wife clean their home, but she’s accidently given too much cleverness. The feisty girl often speaks in rhyme and stands up for her friends without thinking of the consequences. This story reunites readers with all their old favorites. Ozma, Dorothy and the Tin Woodman are all back and the Scarecrow is particularly smitten with the Patchwork Girl. The story follows Ojo as he embarks on a crusade to gather some strange items to help Dr. Pipt save his wife. Also, there’s a funny glass cat in this story that reminded me a bit of Dorothy’s bossy hen. The original illustrations are one of my favorite elements of the books and this installment is just wonderful.
BOTTOM LINE: A great addition to the series, this book combines fan favorites with new characters in an excellent way.
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LibraryThing member SoulFlower1981
It was apparent in the previous Oz book of the series that Baum had gotten to a place where he no longer wanted to tell stories about the land of Oz, so he tried to end the series, but he kept getting letters requesting further stories. The result of these numerous requests is that two years after
The only gripe about this book is that it is apparent that Baum does not have a love for music. In the previous volume there was a character that played music and he was ridiculed heavily and in this one a phonograph comes to life that is greatly hated by all that hear it. It feels again that Baum said that certain things do not deserve to be alive because they are so vastly different, which does not sit well with me in the slightest.
Baum still even when being rude towards different people is able to create a wonderful adventure story where you are anticipating how you will get to the conclusion. The Patchwork Girl of Oz does not disappoint in this respect. You will wonder how they are ever going to get to the end of the book and how everything will be wrapped up in a nice ribbon for this is a children book and it must be wrapped in that ribbon.
I was really taken in with his characterization of Scraps the Patchwork Girl of Oz in this particular story. At times she is described as crazy as she suddenly bursts into a rhyme, but this is one of his stronger characters. She is well-developed and thought-out. I am hoping that she appears in a few of the books that are in the rest of the series because she is one of Baum's better designs.
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"The Emerald City of Oz" Baum created this new book. This book feels far superior to the previous work only because it appears Baum has gotten to a peaceful place with telling these fantastical stories. He is able to create characters again that are out of this world, but have a heart, which he was only somewhat able to do in the most recent volumes before this to some success. The only gripe about this book is that it is apparent that Baum does not have a love for music. In the previous volume there was a character that played music and he was ridiculed heavily and in this one a phonograph comes to life that is greatly hated by all that hear it. It feels again that Baum said that certain things do not deserve to be alive because they are so vastly different, which does not sit well with me in the slightest.
Baum still even when being rude towards different people is able to create a wonderful adventure story where you are anticipating how you will get to the conclusion. The Patchwork Girl of Oz does not disappoint in this respect. You will wonder how they are ever going to get to the end of the book and how everything will be wrapped up in a nice ribbon for this is a children book and it must be wrapped in that ribbon.
I was really taken in with his characterization of Scraps the Patchwork Girl of Oz in this particular story. At times she is described as crazy as she suddenly bursts into a rhyme, but this is one of his stronger characters. She is well-developed and thought-out. I am hoping that she appears in a few of the books that are in the rest of the series because she is one of Baum's better designs.
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LibraryThing member Stevil2001
I had fond memories of this book, which I remembered as being my favorite of Baum's original fourteen Oz novels, and so when the Shanower/Young Marvel Oz comics ended one shy of it, I went on to it anyway. This is probably Baum's best plotted Oz novel since Marvelous Land, and best plotted
Plus, I've always loved Scraps the Patchwork Girl, and she delighted no less on this reread than any other. While Ojo is somber with responsibility beyond his years, Scraps is one of Baum's most childish characters, and that's what makes her fun-- everything is incredibly dramatic for her, as she pouts petulantly and bounds for joy in equal measure. Plus you get Oz's first real romance with her and the Scarecrow! Too bad Skottie Young never got to draw her (or the Woozy, or the Glass Cat, or the living phonograph) as I'm sure he would have done brilliantly, but you can't really go wrong with John R. Neill in any case. My 1990 Dover edition is in black and white, but is otherwise a pretty close facsimile of the original 1913 Reilly & Britton edition of the novel.
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journey-focused one since Wonderful Wizard itself, or maybe ever. Baum invents a new protagonist for the first time since Marvelous Land, and it does wonders: Ojo is a person in trouble in a way we haven't seen in these books in a long time, and it does well to create empathy for him, and thus energy for the story. Ojo's journeys across Oz are all motivated by attempting to cure his uncle of being a statue, and it makes things matter in a way they didn't for Dorothy in Road and Emerald City.Plus, I've always loved Scraps the Patchwork Girl, and she delighted no less on this reread than any other. While Ojo is somber with responsibility beyond his years, Scraps is one of Baum's most childish characters, and that's what makes her fun-- everything is incredibly dramatic for her, as she pouts petulantly and bounds for joy in equal measure. Plus you get Oz's first real romance with her and the Scarecrow! Too bad Skottie Young never got to draw her (or the Woozy, or the Glass Cat, or the living phonograph) as I'm sure he would have done brilliantly, but you can't really go wrong with John R. Neill in any case. My 1990 Dover edition is in black and white, but is otherwise a pretty close facsimile of the original 1913 Reilly & Britton edition of the novel.
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LibraryThing member nx74defiant
Ojo and the Patchwork girl travel to save Ojo's Uncle. I liked the Patchwork Girl and the Scarecrow's reaction to her.
Their adventures were enjoyable.
But the ending made Ojo's hard work rather pointless.
Their adventures were enjoyable.
But the ending made Ojo's hard work rather pointless.
LibraryThing member over.the.edge
The Patchwork Girl of Oz🍒🍒🍒🍒
Land of Oz # 7
By Baum
1913
This book introduces us to Ojo, The Unlucky, a munchkin boy, who sets out on a quest to save his Uncle, Unc Nunkie from starvation, and begins by visiting old friend Dr. Pipt. Dr. Pipt demonstrated his 'Powder of Life' which animates
Ojos searches through Oz, for these 5 ingredients: 1. 3 hairs from the tip of a Woozy tail. 2. A gill ( quarter pint) of water from a dark well. 3. A drop of oil from a live human body. 4. A 6 leaf clover. 5. The left wing of a yellow butterfly
Ojo has collected all but the left wing because Yellow butterfly's only live in the Country of Winkie, where the Tin Man is emperor and he will not allow any living thing to die, even to save another. So they return to Emerald City and enlist the help of the Wizard of Oz. The wizard grants his wish and then renamed him Ojo The Lucky.
An interesting note: Baum wrote an additional chapter, titled 'The Garden of Meats'. It deals with a race of vegetable people, called Mangaboos. These vegetable people grew
"meat people" for food, the plants main feature were heads of human children. Baum was asked to not include the chapter by his editors, and it has been deleted and never found, except in reference.
I love this series....the wacky characters and plots. This is probably one of the best in the series so far......
Land of Oz # 7
By Baum
1913
This book introduces us to Ojo, The Unlucky, a munchkin boy, who sets out on a quest to save his Uncle, Unc Nunkie from starvation, and begins by visiting old friend Dr. Pipt. Dr. Pipt demonstrated his 'Powder of Life' which animates
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any object it touches with magic words. He invented this powder for his wife, Margolette, to bring a patchwork doll to life to be her slave. However, another of Dr. Pipts inventions, the Liquid of Petrifacation, has spilled on his wife and him turning them to marble. The only way to save his uncle is to find an antidote for the Liquid of Petrification. He needs to find 5 specific ingredients for the antidote.Ojos searches through Oz, for these 5 ingredients: 1. 3 hairs from the tip of a Woozy tail. 2. A gill ( quarter pint) of water from a dark well. 3. A drop of oil from a live human body. 4. A 6 leaf clover. 5. The left wing of a yellow butterfly
Ojo has collected all but the left wing because Yellow butterfly's only live in the Country of Winkie, where the Tin Man is emperor and he will not allow any living thing to die, even to save another. So they return to Emerald City and enlist the help of the Wizard of Oz. The wizard grants his wish and then renamed him Ojo The Lucky.
An interesting note: Baum wrote an additional chapter, titled 'The Garden of Meats'. It deals with a race of vegetable people, called Mangaboos. These vegetable people grew
"meat people" for food, the plants main feature were heads of human children. Baum was asked to not include the chapter by his editors, and it has been deleted and never found, except in reference.
I love this series....the wacky characters and plots. This is probably one of the best in the series so far......
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LibraryThing member AliceAnna
Very enjoyable. Introduced a few new characters and revisited some old ones. I particularly enjoyed Ojo the Unlucky and his monosyllabic Unc Nunkie. And the budding romance between the Patchwork Girl and the Scarecrow was a hoot.
LibraryThing member comfypants
A 1913 children's novel, book 7 in the Oz series.
A boy searches Oz for ingredients to a magic spell to save his uncle.
C+ (Okay).
Once again, an Oz book that starts out really promising, with a bad second half. The Patchwork girl is delightful, but doesn't end up having anything to do in the book.
(May 2023)
A boy searches Oz for ingredients to a magic spell to save his uncle.
C+ (Okay).
Once again, an Oz book that starts out really promising, with a bad second half. The Patchwork girl is delightful, but doesn't end up having anything to do in the book.
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And the ending is extremely lazy, with no surprises; Baum might just as well have declared that he was done writing now so go to bed, kids.(May 2023)
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Audie Award (Finalist — 2005)
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1913