The Simple Art of Flying

The Secret of Moon Castle

Dorothy and the Wizard in Oz

How to Kill a Monster

The Hungry Tiger of Oz (Classics To Go)

The Secret of the Indian

The Curse of the Werepenguin

The Howling Ghost (Spooksville Book 2)

The Wizard of Oz meets The Wind in the Willows in this next middle grade novel from the author of The Simple Art of Flying, in which a theater-dwelling, Oz-loving hedgehog goes on the journey of a lifetime to find his way home in this tale of loyalty, friendship, loss, and hope.Marcel the hedgehog used to live with his beloved owner Dorothy, but since getting hopelessly lost, he's tried to forget the happy home he left behind. Now, Marcel lives a quiet life in the abandoned balcony of The Emerald City Theater where he subsists on dropped popcorn and the Saturday showings of The Wizard of Oz. But when he's discovered, Marcel is taken far away from everything he knows and ends up lost once more. His quest to return to The Emerald City Theater leads him to Mousekinland, where he meets Scamp, a tiny mouse armed with enormous spirit (and a trusty sling-shooter). Before long, they're joined by an old gray squirrel, Ingot, who suffers from bad memories and a broken heart and Tuffy, a baby raccoon lost and afraid in the forest. And the travelers attract the attention of an owl named Wickedwing, who stalks them as they search for the old theater. From field to forest, glittering theatre to the gutter, the animals' road home is a dark and winding journey. But sometimes you need to get a little lost before you can be found.

Discover Your Child's Next Read

The Simple Art of Flying

Cory Leonardo, 2019

The Secret of Moon Castle

Enid Blyton, 1953

Dorothy and the Wizard in Oz

L. Frank Baum, 1908

How to Kill a Monster

R.L. Stine, 1996

The Hungry Tiger of Oz (Classics To Go)

Ruth Plumly Thompson, 1926

The Secret of the Indian

Lynne Reid Banks, 1989

The Curse of the Werepenguin

Allan Woodrow, 2019

The Howling Ghost (Spooksville Book 2)

Christopher Pike, 1995