- Paperback: 236 pages
- Publisher: iUniverse (23 Feb 2009)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0595516874
- ISBN-13: 978-0595516872
- Product Dimensions: 22.9 x 15.2 x 1.4 cm
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When Donald Gardner's parents tell him they'll be taking an exciting road trip through Kansas, he openly cringes. He is sure it will be a boring summer vacation.
But at one of their final roadside stops, they are approached by a poor woman offering to sell a strange item-a silver shoe. While Donald's mother is initially reluctant, she is smitten with the shoe and buys it.
Wanting to impress his classmates, Donald brings it in for show-and-tell when the new school year starts. His friends liken the shoe to something out of The Wizard of Oz, and his teacher agrees the idea is not farfetched considering author L. Frank Baum wrote about "silver shoes," not ruby slippers, which were strictly in the movie.
Donald is skeptical that the shoe is anything more than a relic, but when he accepts a dare from his two best buddies to try it on, frightening and incredible things begin to happen. And when he meets George Clarke, a reclusive man who has been in hiding for many years, Donald finds out there is a lot more to Baum's story than he thinks.
Join Donald as he unravels Baum's earth-shattering secret in Silver Shoes.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Wonderful book!
18 Mar 2009
Format:Hardcover
I just finished this book and simply loved it! It tells a wonderfully creative and engaging story about the mysterious shoes from the Wizard of Oz. The characters were richly drawn and I couldn't wait to see what would happen next! This is a book that would appeal to younger readers as well as adults. A real page turner - I highly recomend it!
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Long-time Oz reader reports...
11 April 2009
Format:Hardcover
What a fun, thrilling, fascinating book! From the opening chapters where those who have found the Shoes are pursued by threatening, ominous forces, and throughout the adventures of Donald, George and Anirbas, I couldn't put this down. It's an enthralling tale. Mix a child with FBI agents, utopian followers, Flying Monkeys, space portals and with the most powerful magical implement of all time -- the Silver Shoes of Oz -- and you have a gripping story that spins right off the page. Times you think you know what's happened, Schneider surprises you with the unexpected.
The save-the-world mission is more consistent with Middle Earth, Narnia or something Harry Potter might serve up than a traditional Oz book, but devoted fans of the Oz book(s) will be pleased to see how Schneider has written an entirely fresh story that respects the original material. The author clearly knows Oz and Baum far more intimately than most, and he has no intention of meddling with the reality of that sacred fairyland. Plus those familiar with only the classic MGM film can embrace this without hesitation.
Set largely in contemporary America, today's young readers will easily related to Donald and imagine themselves in his place. While the X-files factor is quite the adrenaline rush, it's still a kids' book -- not a Wicked/Was/Barnstormer sort of "Oz" novel written for adults. As an adult, I read it curious about this author's approach to his subject -- how would he explain the mysterious origins, power and post-Dorothy history of he Silver Shoes? It's been done before; would he do it better, or at least well? Yes!
I happily recommend Silver Shoes, and hope Schneider has a sequel or two lurking in him....
The save-the-world mission is more consistent with Middle Earth, Narnia or something Harry Potter might serve up than a traditional Oz book, but devoted fans of the Oz book(s) will be pleased to see how Schneider has written an entirely fresh story that respects the original material. The author clearly knows Oz and Baum far more intimately than most, and he has no intention of meddling with the reality of that sacred fairyland. Plus those familiar with only the classic MGM film can embrace this without hesitation.
Set largely in contemporary America, today's young readers will easily related to Donald and imagine themselves in his place. While the X-files factor is quite the adrenaline rush, it's still a kids' book -- not a Wicked/Was/Barnstormer sort of "Oz" novel written for adults. As an adult, I read it curious about this author's approach to his subject -- how would he explain the mysterious origins, power and post-Dorothy history of he Silver Shoes? It's been done before; would he do it better, or at least well? Yes!
I happily recommend Silver Shoes, and hope Schneider has a sequel or two lurking in him....
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Silver Shoes
7 April 2009
Format:Hardcover
I read the book in one afternoon. I am not a fast reader and am usually so busy it takes me weeks to finish a book. I couldn't put it down. It was great. I found myself drawn into the story right away. It kept my interest and the charachters were very real. Being aware of the Wizard Of Oz, I really liked the fact that the whole story could be true, it could be fiction. Who knows? I guess it's up to our own imagination. Paul left it open for possibly more to follow, and yet you don't feel like you were left hanging. I think this will appeal to all ages and both male and female. Buy it, you will enjoy the experience. Tell others so that they can have a chance to enjoy it as well.
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