The Wonderful Wizard of Oz

by L. Frank Baum

The Wonderful Wizard of Oz follows Dorothy, a young girl from Kansas, who is swept away by a cyclone to the magical Land of Oz. To return home, she must find the Wizard of Oz in the Emerald City. Along the way, she befriends a Scarecrow seeking brains, a Tin Woodman longing for a heart, and a Cowardly Lion wanting courage. They face challenges from the Wicked Witch of the West but ultimately succeed. Dorothy learns that she had the power to return home all along by clicking her silver shoes.