The Gnome King of Oz, Ruth Plumly Thompson
The Gnome King of Oz, Ruth Plumly Thompson
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The Gnome King of Oz
The kingdom of Oz is threatened again by the wicked Gome King.

Author: Ruth Plumly Thompson

Narrator: phil chenevert

Unabridged: 4 hr 23 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 08/31/2023


Synopsis

The wicked Gnome King, Ruggeddo manages to escape from the island where he has been banished, and reclaims his underground kingdom along with his million gnome warriors. He wants revenge on Ozma of course and, with the help of a magic cape of invisibility, is determined to send Ozma and every inhabitant of Oz to the bottom of the Nonestic ocean. A human boy from Philadelphia, Peter, is accidentally carried to his island of exile by a balloon bird and becomes mixed up in his terrible and evil plot. But with the help of Scraps, the Patchwork girl, an Oztrick and many helpful people, Peter uses his wits to foil the plot, only to be one step behind Ruggeddo all across Oz. Will they get to the Emerald City in time? And if so, how can they stop the invisible king of the gnomes? And how can they since they are travelling by ostrick and he by a magic cloak. Listen and find out the exciting details.

Author Bio

Ruth Plumly Thompson (27 July 1891 - 6 April 1976) was a children's author. Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, she sold her first story to St. Nicholas Magazine, a monthly children's magazine, while still in high school. After publishing her first book, The Perhappsy Chaps, she was asked to continue the Oz series following L. Frank Baum's death. Beginning in 1921, she wrote one Oz book a year through 1939; after writing two more in 1972 and 1976, she had contributed 21 new Oz books to the series.

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