After the publication of "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz," in 1900, L. Frank Baum's young fans besieged him with letters begging him to continue documenting the adventures of Dorothy and her friends, so he put his pen to paper and more than a dozen sequels were created.In this third classic novel, Dorothy Gale is at sea, on a voyage to Australia, when a storm hits and she is swept overboard. Clinging desperately to a chicken coup, she and Billina, the chicken, wash up in the land of Oz. Taken prisoner by the evil Nome King, she struggles to escape, save her friends and return to her injured Uncle Henry back home.