After a cyclone transports her to the land of Oz, Dorothy must seek out the great wizard in order to return to Kansas.

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BURIED SECRETS Chise and her classmates at the College are forging new bonds and friendships, but while they look to the future, the past still has a powerful grip on the older generation-and the futures some of those elder alchemists are working toward aren't bright ones. Oblivious to the things taking place in the shadows, Chise and her friends head for the Scottish highlands on a training triponly to find that many of the ancient neighbors who...

When Polly O'Keefe visits her grandparents in Connecticut, she has an encounter with some people who existed over 3,000 years ago.