''The Emerald Wand of Oz'' is a 2005 book by

Sherwood Smith Sherwood Smith (born 1951) is an American fantasy and science fiction writer for young adults and adults. Smith is a Nebula Award finalist and a longtime writing group organizer and participant. Smith's works include the YA novel '' Crown Du ...

and is a continuation of the Oz series that was started by L. Frank Baum in 1900 and continued by his many successors. The book is illustrated by William Stout and published by

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. The novel concerns two relatives of

Dorothy Gale Dorothy Gale is a fictional character created by American author L. Frank Baum as the protagonist in many of his ''Oz'' novels. She first appears in Baum's classic 1900 children's novel '' The Wonderful Wizard of Oz'' and reappears in most of it ...

, Em and Dory, who find themselves in Oz just as Bastinda, a new Wicked Witch of the West, threatens the citizens of Oz. ''The Emerald Wand of Oz'' is stated to be the 46th book in the series and the first of four Oz novels that have been commissioned by the Baum Family Trust. It is followed by ''

Trouble Under Oz ''Trouble Under Oz'' is a 2006 novel by Sherwood Smith, illustrated by William Stout and published by HarperCollins. It is a sequel to Smith's 2005 novel '' The Emerald Wand of Oz'' which is a further continuation of the Oz series originally ...

'' and ''Sky Pyrates Over Oz'', all by

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