Why a Booktrail?
The greatest journey is the one you least expect…
Before Dorothy
What you need to know before your trail
Long before Dorothy visits Oz, her aunt, Emily Gale, sets off on her own unforgettable adventure much closer to home…
When news reaches Kansas that her beloved sister has tragically died, Emily Gale must become a mother overnight. Her sister’s orphaned child, Dorothy, desperately needs a home.
But Emily doubts her ability to fill her sister’s shoes; her life on the barren Kansas prairies is no place for a child.
On the unforgiving plains, Emily’s courage is endlessly tested. The prolonged drought and relentless dust storms threaten to destroy everything – including her home and her marriage.
Can Emily overcome her grief and let Dorothy heal her heart?
Locations
Reset- America/USA - Kansas
- A: Dorothy's House and the Land of Oz
- America/USA -IL Chicago
- B: Oz Park
Travel Guide
Oz
Where many of the locations are in the realms of your imagination, the story is set in Kansas and Chicago and these two places are well represented. There are many sites, especially in Kansas where you should go in order to get as close to the Emerald city as you can.
BookTrail Boarding Pass: Before Dorothy
Destination/location: Chicago, Kansas Author/guide: Hazel Gaynor Departure Time: now!
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