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This book offers the usual assortment of pleasantly odd characters, strange magical happenings and dramtic tension that go into all of the good Oz novels. What makes "Patchwork Girl..." stand out is its reltively mature subplot of the importance of rules. Ozma has made it illegal for most people to use magic. The crooked magician ignores this rule, and as an indirect result two innocent people are turned into marble. One of the items Ojo must get for his quest is illegal to gather. He doesn't want to break the law, but restoring his uncle is the most important thing to him, so he justifies it to himself. Then, the reader is introduced to the humane way Oz deals with people who break the rules. This theme will speak volumes to any child who has chaffed under the rules of an adult, but secretly acknowledged that the adult had his or her best interests at heart.

Several reviewers have commented that the end of the book is a cop out, and yes it might be disappointing if you were expecting a big, dramatic magical event. In truth, however, it is a masterful conclusion to the rules subplot. The conclusion underscores that rules are made to be kept, and that breaking them and then trying to sneakily get around them only causes problems. If one admits to breaking the rules, as the crooked magician should have done, and then tries to correct the mistake, it often avoids a great deal of trouble and ultimately works out better.

Overall, this book is a great read for young and old alike.

A triumphant return to Oz by its best storyteller.
Scraps, the Patchwork Girl, is one of the most loved and lovable characters ever created in the Oz series. This is the story of how she came to life and became the loyal friend of the little Munchkin boy Ojo who helped make her the unusual character she is by increasing the attributes of her brain. We also meet in this book the famous Dr. Pipt who is the creator of the marvelous Powder of Life that brought the Sawhorse, the Gump, and Jack Pumpkin head to life in the second Oz book, The Marvelous Land of Oz. Together, Ojo and Scraps, with the help of the Glass Cat, set out on a quest to save Ojo's uncle and Dr. Pipt's wife, who have been accidentally turned to stone by another magical invention of Dr. Pipt's, the Liquid of Petrifaction.

Along the way they receive help from the Foolish Owl, the Wise Donkey, the Woozy (a strange creature based on cubes and rectangles who breathes fire when angry), the famous Shaggy Man, Princess Dorothy, and the Scarecrow (who falls in love with Scraps). They spend an evening with the raucous Tottenhots, escape from the giant Yoop, help the Hoppers and Horners negotiate a peaceful resolution to their war, and take a ride on the most unusual river in the world. Just when they seem to be within reach of their goal, they are blocked in achieving success by the caring heart of the Tin Woodman.

Will they save the victims of the Liquid of Petrifaction? Read this marvelous book and find out. You will be enthralled by the characters, the story, and the beautiful illustrations of John R. Neill. The Books of Wonder edition is the only one that includes all the original color plates as well as the black and white illustrations and is by far the best edition in print. This is the seventh book in the series and was written only when the author realized that his readers wouldn't let him stop writing books about Oz. Baum would continue to produce Oz books until his last book was published after his death.

This was a Great book!
I am seven years old and I loved this book very much. It has a patchwork girl who was brought to life with the powder of life. It was exciting and there are sad parts and scary parts and good parts. I just really love it! It's one of my favorites of all the Wizard of Oz books. Some of the characters are Unk Nunkie, Ojo, and the crooked magician. The crooked magician was in the book with Mambi in it, too.