15 Books in 1: L. Frank Baum's Original "Oz" Series. The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, The Marvelous Land of Oz, Ozma of Oz, Dorothy and the Wizard in Oz, The Road to Oz, The Emerald City of Oz, The Patchwork Girl Of Oz, Little Wizard Stories of Oz, Tik-Tok of Oz, The Scarecrow Of Oz, Rinkitink In Oz, The Lost Princess Of Oz, The Tin Woodman Of Oz, The Magic of Oz, and Glinda Of Oz.

15 Books in 1: L. Frank Baum's Original "Oz" Series. The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, The Marvelous Land of Oz, Ozma of Oz, Dorothy and the Wizard in Oz, The Road to Oz, The Emerald City of Oz, The Patchwork Girl Of Oz, Little Wizard Stories of Oz, Tik-Tok of Oz, The Scarecrow Of Oz, Rinkitink In Oz, The Lost Princess Of Oz, The Tin Woodman Of Oz, The Magic of Oz, and Glinda Of Oz.
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15 Books in 1: L. Frank Baum's Original "Oz" Series. The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, The Marvelous Land of Oz, Ozma of Oz, Dorothy and the Wizard in Oz, The Road to Oz, The Emerald City of Oz, The Patchwork Girl Of Oz, Little Wizard Stories of Oz, Tik-Tok of Oz, The Scarecrow Of Oz, Rinkitink In Oz, The Lost Princess Of Oz, The Tin Woodman Of Oz, The Magic of Oz, and Glinda Of Oz.
L, Frank Baum
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This unique '15 books in 1' edition of L. Frank Baum's original "Oz" series contains the following complete works: "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz", "The Marvelous Land of Oz", "Ozma of Oz", "Dorothy and the Wizard in Oz", "The Road to Oz", "The Emerald City of Oz", "The Patchwork Girl Of Oz", "Little Wizard Stories of Oz", "Tik-Tok of Oz", "The Scarecrow Of Oz", "Rinkitink In Oz", "The Lost Princess Of Oz", "The Tin Woodman Of Oz", "The Magic of Oz", and "Glinda Of Oz". For over a hundred years, L. Frank Baum's classic fairy stories about the land of Oz have been delighting children and parents alike. Now, for the first time, the entire Oz series is available in this single, great-value, edition!

Exploding the Myths: The Truth About Teenagers and Reading [Scarecrow Studies in Young Adult Literature, No.4]

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Exploding the Myths

Exploding the Myths: The Truth About Teenagers and Reading [Scarecrow Studies in Young Adult Literature, No.4]
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As the population bulge of the Baby Boomer's children arrives at the teen years, publishers and librarians are scurrying to meet the radically different needs of the Net Generation. This collection of essays, talks, editorials, and rants by Marc Aronson are sure to dissipate inertia and frustration, even as they rejuvenate the perennially young at heart.

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Exploding the Myths.......2006-02-24

Fanstastic book that has a diverse range of articles dealing with young adults and their literature. Highly recommended for library school students!

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A lovely book
scarecrow
A beautifully illustrated book!
Children love it

Scarecrow
Cynthia Rylant
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The world becomes an extraordinary place when viewed through the eyes of a scarecrow.
They perch high above gardens and fields, with borrowed coats and button eyes and pie-pan hands that glint in the sun. What else is there to know about scarecrows? Perhaps more than we realize. . . .

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A lovely book.......2005-09-22

This story is an fresh perspective on a simple subject. The author sees scarecrows as neither scary nor effective in repelling crows. On the contrary, her scarecrow is a gentle and companionable creature who welcomes crows with, well, open arms. It is a lovely antidote if your little one has been frightened by an unfortunate Halloween experience. And the illustrations! Lovely, lovely. Rich fall colors, muted tones, dreamy softened edges. Buy this book if you are considering making over the paint scheme in your home. Copy the illustrator's color palette shamelessly.

scarecrow.......2003-03-14

Title: Scarecrow
Author: Cynthia Rylant
Favorite Characters: scarecrow, birds

This story tells about a scarecrows life from a scarecrow's point of view. It begins with the scarecrow being made in the spring and the garden is being planted. The birds love to hang around on his arms and talk all day. He goes through summer, fall, and all he knows is that plants are growing up all around him.
This book shows how a scarecrow's life is peaceful and relaxing. It also shows the seasons and what happens during those seasons. It's not ever day you get to read about a scarecrow and it's life, so I recommend you read this book.

A beautifully illustrated book!.......1999-10-23

Although I usually love Ms. Ryland's work (this is the 5th book by the author I have) and the illustrations are warm, colorful, and inspiring, I felt the story to be not very easy for children to understand and not as particularly uplifting as some of her other works. I was a little disappointed but will continue to read it to my children as they age and see if they catch on.

Children love it.......1998-12-10

From an adult viewpoint, I thought the book was "very nice", but my child fell in love with this book. I am rating it as he would rate it. After all, the book is intended for children. He came home from school one day to describe a wonderful story that their teacher had read to them. He said it was so special because the words were soft and pleasing. This is a first! He also loved the pictures. So,I couldn't resist getting him a copy for Christmas.

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not a work of literature, but very fun
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It is the greatest bounty hunt in history. The targets are the finest warriors in the world-commandos, spies, terrorists. And they must all be dead by 12 noon, today. The price on their heads: almost $20 million each.Among the names, one stands out. The enigmatic Marine, Shane Schofield, who goes by the call-sign "Scarecrow." Schofield is plunged into a race around the world, pursued by a fearsome collection of international bounty hunters. The race is on and the pace is frantic as he fights for survival, in the process unveiling a vast international conspiracy and the terrible reason why he cannot, under any circumstances, be allowed to live!He led his men into hell in Ice Station. He protected the President against all odds in Area 7. But this time it's different, because he is the target. With all of his trademark action, Matthew Reilly continues to establish himself as one of the top thriller writers of today.

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not a work of literature, but very fun.......2007-08-24

Anyone who reads and enjoys Reilly knows he's all about a thrilling ride and that his character development is very subtle. I thoroughly enjoy his books as entertainment, because his books are action-packed. Indeed, they've almost "ruined" other books that aren't nearly as fast-paced! If you want blatant character development and thought-provoking monologues, or if you you don't enjoy the thrill of using your imagination to work through crazy action sequences, Reilly is probably not for you.

"Scarecrow" itself is not his best work, though still thoroughly enjoyable. The introduction of the Black Knight lends itself well to future spinoff novels.

Australian SF Reader.......2007-08-01

Shane Schofield, the Scarecrow, is one of the few men in the world with the officially tested reflexes to perform the tasks necessary to shut down a certain super weapon in time.

Because of this, a nutty supervillain type wants to get him out of the way.

Probably just easier to have said weapon a long way away from Schofield, in the end.

The odd shocker, but not as good as the others, I think.

Please, NO MORE ITALICS!.......2007-06-02

If you're into mindless, unrealistic action, then this book is for you. From the very beginning, Reilly builds a ever increasing tempo of action. Problem is, it's so far-fetched that the reader inevitably skims through the action sequences and scoffs at the results. It's just not a fulfilling read in any sense of the literary word.

Oh, and Mr. Reilly, if you "happen" to read this, there is no contest for the most italized actions sequences and exclamations in a work of literature. In fact, your overt attempt to punctuate action scenes works the opposite way when it's used as much as you did. Just an opinion...

wow, just wow.......2007-05-17

I am literally in awe at how incredibly bad this book is. If I could I would give it negative stars. The stuff in this book is only slightly less believable than Star Wars. At least Star Wars gives the disclaimer that it happened a long time ago in a galaxy far, far away. This reads like someone who has no grasp of military doctrine, equipment, or the most general knowledge of physics. I'm willing to suspend some belief when reading fiction but this got a little absurd. Several times throughout the book, I would have laid money on the author being a 15-year old boy. If you are under the age of 16, this may be a great book for you. For anyone older than that with the slightest intelligence, pass on this book.

rollercoaster.......2007-04-05

its a rollercoaster and riveting up to the last page. buy it now. a really satisfying read. hans sefranek

Wizard of Oz, Marvelous Land, Ozma, Dorothy, Road, Emerald City, Patchwork Girl, Tik-Tok, Scarecrow, Rinkitink, Lost Princess, Tin Woodman, Magic, Glinda, Little Wizard Stories

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What a book!
Stories Great, Edition Not
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I've never read anything so bad!

Wizard of Oz, Marvelous Land, Ozma, Dorothy, Road, Emerald City, Patchwork Girl, Tik-Tok, Scarecrow, Rinkitink, Lost Princess, Tin Woodman, Magic, Glinda, Little Wizard Stories
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Although most children today are introduced to the world of Oz through the classic 1939 movie, L. Frank Baum has been captivating the hearts of the young, and not so young, for over a hundred years. This delightful compilation includes all fifteen books written by L. Frank Baum: The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, The Marvelous Land of Oz, Ozma of Oz, Dorothy and the Wizard in Oz, The Road to Oz, The Emerald City of Oz, The Patchwork Girl Of Oz, Little Wizard Stories of Oz, Tik-Tok of Oz, The Scarecrow Of Oz, Rinkitink In Oz, The Lost Princess Of Oz, The Tin Woodman Of Oz, The Magic of Oz, and Glinda Of Oz. Perhaps there is no better, or fitting, introduction one could give to this compilation than the author's note that Baum himself writes in his very first book, "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz." Here he reveals the true intention of his work. Folklore, legends, myths and fairy tales have followed childhood through the ages, for every healthy youngster has a wholesome and instinctive love for stories fantastic, marvelous and manifestly unreal. The winged fairies of Grimm and Andersen have brought more happiness to childish hearts than all other human creations. Yet the old time fairy tale, having served for generations, may now be classed as "historical" in the children's library; for the time has come for a series of newer "wonder tales" in which the stereotyped genie, dwarf and fairy are eliminated, together with all the horrible and blood-curdling incidents devised by their authors to point a fearsome moral to each tale. Modern education includes morality; therefore the modern child seeks only entertainment in its wonder tales and gladly dispenses with all disagreeable incident. Having this thought in mind, the story of "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz" was written solely to please children of today. It aspires to being a modernized fairy tale, in which the wonderment and joy are retained and the heartaches and nightmares are left out.

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What a book!.......2007-05-07

For those who love the Wizard of Oz there's nothing quite like having the complete set of related stories. My kids and I are reading and re-reading, carry the book with us on vacations and keep it on the bedside table at home. Wonderful gift for children (and adults) of all ages!

Stories Great, Edition Not.......2007-04-13

I honestly cannot understand giving any Oz story a rating of one because of the content. These stories are classic. I AM giving this edition a one, though, because this is probably the poorest excuse for a book that I have ever seen.

My first and biggest issue with this edition is the fact that the editor/publisher chose not to have paragraph breaks. Each chapter is a paragraph. It's terrible. Next, as these pages are large (almost as big as a typical textbook), you would expect columns to be used. Not the case. It's just one long line after one long line on the pages. The publisher did not even choose to put the next chapter on a fresh page, merely spacing once and beginning anew. It's extremely frustrating.

The next thing that finally make me close the book was the abundance of errors in the text. I honestly do not think this is L. Frank Baum's fault. I feel these errors are there because the editor and publishers were so intent on putting this on the market that they overlooked important things. Mostly, I am referring to technical and mechanical errors, but a few sentences don't even make sense. And, the thing I just REALLY couldn't get over was the fact that all of the chapter titles are in capital letters, and then randomly there was a title with lowercase letters! Such inattention to a book is unacceptable to me. I AM returning this book and getting a nicer edition!

By the way, I did try to contact the publishing company about this, but its Web site is not properly functioning.

A very dated children's fantasy.......2007-04-08

Nowadays, with the popularity of Harry Potter, there has been something of a re-examination of children's literature, in particular, the idea that it can't also be enjoyable for adults to read. Even older works, such as The Chronicles of Narnia have been reappreciated. It was along these lines that I decided to read L. Frank Baum's Oz books, figuring that, if nothing else, they would be a quick read. In addition, I felt I would get a better understanding of Gregory Maguire's Oz books (Wicked and Son of a Witch), which are much more based on Baum than any movie. After reading all fifteen "books" that comprise The Complete Oz, I have to say, I'm a little disappointed.

Like most people, my exposure to Baum's works was limited to the fantastic adaptation of his first Oz book, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, featuring Judy Garland. The cinematic adaptation only loosely follows the story, and there are many things that do not appear in the movie. Most importantly, while the movie pretty much explains the whole adventure as a dream, the book makes the land of Oz quite real; subsequent stories has Dorothy shifting back-and-forth from Kansas to Oz until several books in when she moves there permanently with her Aunt Em and Uncle Henry (and Toto).

Although the characters change from story to story, the main characters are Dorothy and Ozma, the ruler of Oz. There are a number of other recurring characters, including the familiar Scarecrow, Tin Man, Cowardly Lion, Wizard and Glinda the Good Witch, along with others like Tik Tok, Jack Pumpkinhead and the Shaggy Man. Each story typically has the characters exploring a new and strange land where they must solve some problem. Occasionally, the Emerald City of Oz is threatened by invaders, who are typically repulsed with great ease. Only the Nome King appears as an enemy in several books.

The problem with the Oz books is that, as imaginative as they are, they are not all that well-written. I realize I am applying an adult reader's scrutiny to stories designed for pre-teens, but I think only the youngest of readers would not see through Baum's plot holes and last-minute rescues. A standard Oz story would have certain characters in dire straits only to be rescued by Glinda or Ozma, who happen to be watching everything through a magic mirror. Everything is perfect in Oz...too perfect to create anything but the weakest form of danger. And I think even most young readers nowadays would find Baum's sugary language too cloying to be palatable. I suppose one hundred years ago, this may have fit with contemporary tastes, but there is just a lot out there that's better nowadays.

The Complete Oz is over 700 pages, but each page contains at least twice as much text as the page in a normal book. What the volume contains are only the fifteen stories: no illustrations or background material accompanies the text, which means that this massive volume is unlikely to even appeal to the only readers who might be able to enjoy it. Under some circumstances, I might even give this book two stars; I know, however, that I am not truly the target audience, so I am giving it an extra star to make up for that. Nonetheless, even if you feel that these might be good stories for children you know (and it is certainly G-rated stuff), you are better off buying these stories in a more kid-friendly format.

An Magnificient Compilation.......2007-02-14

I have been searching for a volume that contains all of the Oz stories, and this one is the "keeper". The editor did a great job with his type setting, making the stories more clear, and overall presentation of these classics. It's a great value at an honest price. I continue to recommend it to my friends and family.

I've never read anything so bad!.......2007-02-06

The stories in this book, and most everything I've been forced to read from this author, are extremely bad. They are the most shallow stories Ive ever read! There is no character depth, the landscapes are ill defined and unbelievable, the stories are so repetative there's no point in reading more than one (and why would you want to anyway!) and the story is so underdeveloped that the characters simply state what they are doing and thinking all the time! Besides that, the wonderful imagination I was lead to believe is displayed in these books is missing, as 9/10 of his characters are characters obviously based on the works of other great fiction/fantasy writers and myths/legends of various regions. The only things moderately inventive are the mechanical men, a fascination he takes too far in having at least one such character in all his books!

The Scarecrow Walks at Midnight (Goosebumps Series)

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echo
REALLY REALLY BAD!!
Field of Screams
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This story is full of scarecrows.

The Scarecrow Walks at Midnight (Goosebumps Series)
R.L. Stine
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echo.......2007-03-12

this story is true to form for goosebumps. just the right amounts of fear,humor, lessons. it echos with wanting to be read again and again by excited kids who adore reading such stories.

REALLY REALLY BAD!!.......2006-12-05

Sorry about the title but I was lost in the book! Sticks is playing tricks on them.That is mostly it! I stop in the middle and said to myself this is a realy bad book! They say she is not seeing the scarecrow move but she see them move. So are they moving or not?? Come on the book is so bad!!I like goosebumps but this one is really bad! SO DO NOT BUY THE BOOK!!well if you want it you have bad taste in books!So again DO NOT BUY IT!!THE WORST BOOK EVER IS THIS ONE!! If you really want to buy it-- buy it because I am not stopping you. I say never buy the book. The only thing good about it is hmm let me think. I got it there is nothing good about it!So never buy it.Sorry if you like it.Sorry about the rating but I really thought it was bad.Sorry.

Field of Screams.......2006-03-08

THEY'RE ALIVE!

Jodie loves coming to her grandparent's farm, but something has changed. In the wide open space of their farm, the normal scarecrows have been replaced with evil looking
scarecrows. One night Jodie sees something weird. The scarecrows are moving, twitching on their sticks. She decides something is wrong. Throughout the book she has many fears. When Jodie gets curious about things she cant explain, Jodie try's to figure it out and something always goes wrong. The things she does with other characters including her grandpa and grandma can be deadly. This book The Field Of Screams by R.L. Stine is exciting and filled with suspense. There is also a whole series of GooseBumps with the same amount of suspense. I would recommend this book to someone who can handle scary situations. BEWARE YOU'RE IN FOR A SCARE.

a scary book.......2005-09-28

goosebumps books are great books to read. It will give you goosebumps .There is a boy named mark and he thinks that a boy named sticks is one of the scarecrows and he thinks that sticks is pulling one of his tricks that he does all of the time.

This story is full of scarecrows........2005-04-08

Do you see any scarecrows "coming alive"? Goosebumps- The Scarecrow Walks At Midnight is mostly about scarecrows. R.L Stine is an author of over two dozen best selling thrillers and mysteries for young people. He also wrote these books- The Dead Girlfriend, Don't Go To Sleep, and Go Eat Worms. He always tries to write scary and mysteries books. This story happened on Mark's Grandpas farm. I think that R.L Stine is trying to say that, you don't need to be scared.
The scarecrows are walking in the fields- I think that is not true because the scarecrows can't walk and in real life the scarecrows are not real. The story is about scarecrows trying to scare Mark and Mark never gives into his fear. Would you like to be the leader of scarecrows? I really recommend this book to those who like scarecrows and scary books.

The Road to Science Fiction: Volume 4: From Here to Forever (Road to Science Fiction (Scarecrow Press))

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Get them all!
Another Good Sci-Fi book

The Road to Science Fiction: Volume 4: From Here to Forever (Road to Science Fiction (Scarecrow Press))
James Gunn
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This is the fourth volume of James Gunn's critical anthology series, The Road to Science Fiction, and like its predecessors it is packed with some of the best stories ever published. There are 33 pieces in all, written by acknowledged masters such as Walter M. Miller, Stanislaw Lem, James Tiptree Jr., Thomas M. Disch and Gregory Benford. In this volume Gunn has dropped the theme of "importance to the genre" and instead favored "quality of writing" because, he says, it's too soon to say what far-reaching impact these stories will have. If Gunn's any judge, they will have quite a bit.

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Volume 4 From Here to Forever covers the period from 1950-1992, illustrating how science fiction can be as concerned with language and character as much as traditional fiction and anything in the mainstream. Includes stories by Jorge Luis Borges, Richard Matheson, C. M. Kornbluth, Jack Vance, and Pamela Zoline.

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Get them all!.......2000-10-18

If I ever got around to teaching a class on Science Fiction, these books would be at the core of the syllabus, along with Brian Aldiss' Trillion Year Spree. James Gunn, more noted for his academic treatment of SF than what he's actually written (of which "The Immortal", which was turned into a TV series, is probably the most famous), puts together an incredible collection of the best that SF has to offer. The first 2 volumes are out of print, but White Wolf (bless 'em!) brought the 3rd back into print and continued to publish Gunn's latest efforts into what started out as a chronological exploration (the first two volumes covered Gilgamesh to Wells to Heinlein) into a showcase of international takes on SF. He prefaces each story with a short essay about its author, and the context which the author's work appears in the framework he presents in each volume. If you're a veteran SF reader you'll be delighted at getting some of the best stories ever written under one cover. If you're new to SF, this is an excellent introduction to the genre and the infinite possibilities of it.

Another Good Sci-Fi book.......1999-03-30

You might remember me, from the other Road To Science Fiction review. This, like the other, is a good collection. I really enjoyed "The Dance of the Changer and the Three" and it was really good. It really makes you think about what is truly alien. Anyway, this is perfect for any Sci-Fi fan.

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Breaking the Rules
"To Have Defeated This Loneliness"
"Right now he is a prisoner of his deep, dreamy sleep"
Almost lyrical tale of two troubled men
Southern Gothic

A Scarecrow's Bible
Martin Hyatt
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In a house trailer in rural Mississippi, Gary, a married Vietnam veteran, addicted to drugs, haunted by memories of the past, is on the brink of collapse. Just when he thinks the dream of another life is over, the unspeakable happens. He falls in love with a frail, ghostly younger man who reminds him of youth, beauty, and the possibility of a life beyond the prison he has created for himself. A Scarecrow's Bible is about what happens when love occurs at the most unexpected moment. It is the story of how working-class men and women in a small town adapt to changes that somehow seem impossible. It is a novel of hope and transformation that challenges our ideas about diversity and social change, breaking your heart all the way.

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Breaking the Rules.......2007-04-29

Hyatt, Martin, "A Scarecrow's Bible", Suspect Thoughts Press, 2006.

Breaking the Rules

Amos Lassen and Literary Pride

Being from the South, I was quite anxious to read Martin Hyatt"s "A Scarecrow's Bible' especially because it was written by a fellow Louisianan. Hyatt, with his lyric prose and wonderful and wonderful story line fits right in with other great writers who have called the South their home. The characters will haunt you long after you have closed the covers of this little book.
Gary, a war veteran and married, lives in a trailer somewhere in rural Mississippi. He is not having an easy time of life. He is addicted to drugs and plagued by memories of what he has seen at war. Completely unexpectedly, a young man, Zachary, enters his life and steals his heart and shows him how to get beyond the past. Gary learns how to adapt to change and finds hope. What the author gives us here is a challenge to the way we think about others, about diversity and social change.
The lyricism of the novel is its best quality--not that there aren't other great qualities to look at. He uses sound throughout the novel as Tennessee Williams did in "The Glass Menagerie". Memories always tend to be associated with music and to Gary and Zachary, music is a way to forget the past and move forward through the present and onto the future. Music, however, is not the only sound in "A Scarecrow's Bible". Hyatt, through his beautiful prose, conveys other sounds as well--the descriptions of ordinary things like the sound of a bird or a car's engine are relayed so that you hear them as you read. Drug usage is also associated with the music of the period and both music and drugs are characters in the novel. Gary and Zachary used drugs to excess--in fact, they were killing themselves with them. The characters use drugs as not only a way to stay alive (despite that their lives could be cut short by them), but as a way to forget the past. Music drives the characters and not just as a background sound track but as another character in the novel.
Hyatt gives some of the most vivid description I have ever read. It is Hyatt's use and description of place that contributes to "feeling" the novel and not just reading it. The sense of belonging somewhere is what the characters lack, they have no home yet want one badly. That they are minus ties to a home leads them into a conflict--that every place that might be called home is also a potential danger. Gary had never experienced feelings before like he did for Zachary so he not only needed a home but he needed someone to share it with. His wife gave him no solace or sense of well-being. Gary sees Zachary as a sign of his own future and when the two men do something relatively simple like walking together on the street, the act becomes a symbol of the subversive ness of gay life that we have all had to endure at one time or another. We know that not everyone in the world is happy with the idea of a gay subculture and we will always be outsiders to some in society. In dealing with the issue of homophobia, Hyatt sees a great deal of social injustice and moral hypocrisy.
Looking at the culture of today is another theme in
"A Scarecrow's Bible". Our characters remain passive and are drawn into society on one hand and away from it on the other. Seeing beauty in something gives them a sense of false reality but they are forced to live their lives several steps away from the reality of life. All the while they search for truth but they must look within themselves to find it.
The narrator of the story, the second person voice that relates to us what happens in the work. It is rare to find a book that is written in the second person but it works so well here. In fact, Hyatt breaks many of the rules that writers are forced to follow because of literary constraints imposed on the world of writers. There is not a happy ending in the book; there are digressions and explanations at the end of paragraphs. Some may think that this detracts from the book but I found it a novel way to tell the story and it works for Hyatt beautifully. Hyatt has taken a step away from the prescribed norm of writing by breaking rules and writing about subjects indelicately--racism, male to male romance, the influence of the religious right on society today--issues that better known writers don't dare touch and he does so in a way as to educate us about things that we deal with on a daily basis. What is important is those subversive ideas (subversive in the world of publishing) are issues which dominate America and Hyatt writes about them openly and bravely. Ideas that are usually not considered fit for publication are dealt with compassionately and in beautiful prose and make this book one to be read and mulled over. It may break our hearts but it opens us to new ideas and to me that is what literature is supposed to do.

"To Have Defeated This Loneliness".......2007-02-23

Gary is a Vietnam veteran stuck in both a hopeless marriage with his wife Gina, and in a double-wide in Petulia, Mississippi. He has a daughter Lula, too big to be his own daughter, although he loves her as if she is. Haunted by his war memories and his feelings for other men, he is much better at mixing drugs than he is with making friends until he meets the much younger Zachary (who is 26; Gary is 45), a fragile soul who lives with his mother. Both these two men are addicted to prescribed drugs as well as the other kind; and for much of the novel, they spent a good deal of their time either getting high or suffering from hangovers. This is the stuff that soap operas are made of, but not from someone as skillful as Mr. Hyatt is this his first novel. A SCARECROW'S BIBLE is an incredible piece of fiction that overwhelms with its emotional power as it goes straight to the bone. As trite as it may seem, these two unlikely lovers are ultimately saved-- as much as is possible in this climate of bigotry and homophobia where the local Wal-Mart replaces the traditional public square where the locals congregate-- by their love for each other, or as Mr. Hyatt says so much better than I: "It is a pleasure. . . to have defeated this loneliness."

The novel is extremely well written; parts of it have a beautiful dreamlike quality reminiscent of the best writing of Jim Grimsley, another writer whose characters often live far away from the anonymity that liberal big cities offer and struggle against small town and rural poverty and prejudice. There are also shades of John Updike's young Rabbit Angstrom here although there is absolutely nothing derivative about Mr. Hyatt's outrageously good first novel. He is so adept at creating a mood or atmosphere with few words. Gary imagines the trailer after his wife moves out as "an empty palace of poverty." A construction worker, he is building a house in a neighborhood "where everyone has so much money that you can't figure out why they want to live so close to each other." His description of the local Wal-Mart Supercenter is perfect: "You hate that place because it contains everything, and everygody goes there. . . It's the sort of store where you can be sure to run into somebody you know but never thought you would see again. People from high school now work behind the counter, scan your items, and try to make small talk. . . Wal-Mart is some sort of American dream that eludes you, so you stay out of there."

Finally, the ending of this sad but hopeful story-- I'm stealing now from Garrison Keillor's description of the poetry of Emily Dickinson-- will blow your head off. Mr. Hyatt's biographical blurb indicates that he is working on a new novel. It cannot be published too soon.

"Right now he is a prisoner of his deep, dreamy sleep".......2006-10-02

Although 50ish construction worker Gary may have a home where he gathers for safety, in his battered and decrepit trailer on the outskirts of Petulia, Mississippi, his heart is somewhere else. His emotionally fraught wife Gina is having an affair, and his twenty-something daughter Lulu is about to pack up and leave for the bright-lights of New Orleans.

Still haunted by his experiences in the Vietnam War, Gary is devastated by what he sees around him, and after all these years, the destruction of the War is almost impossible to fathom. As Gary struggles to acknowledge that safety exists only by shutting out the world, he turns to drink and drugs, spending his days downing vodka and prescription medications, choking on the memories and the drugs and the drink, and the way his place keeps changing shapes.

But Gary's proclivity for willing self-destruction hides a far deeper problem: Deeply closeted, he has spent much of his youth fighting with his sexuality, haunted by the dreams of when was younger, mixing drinks, and dancing seductively behind a bar, love coming his way in the forms of beautiful ones. Gary knows that he can't go back; "he's too old to mix martinis for young boys and dance elegantly," so now he drinks alone at the kitchen table, "knowing that all the bottles have run out."

One night, while sitting in a corner booth at a local bar, Gary meets Zachary, a skinny, ghostly twenty-six year old who lights a fire within Gary's soul. With his crooked teeth and his obvious addiction to drugs, Gary spies a kindred spirit, a similarly troubled soul who has issues stemming from past abuse in his life.

The two eventually go home together, coiled in a type of shared intimacy. But Gary spends the next day waiting for the sun to end, full of regret that he's disappointed Gina again. Tired of Gary's drinking, Gina moves in with another man, and Lula eventually leaves, finding work as a bar-back in a pub on Bourbon Street. Obviously, Gary's envious and happy for Lula, for putting herself in the world in a way that he never had the guts to.

For Gary it's easier just to swallow the pills and hear the music no matter where it's coming from. Ironically though, it is during this time of great melancholy and confusion that Gary tries to embrace life once again. He asks Zachary to move in with him, even though the townsfolk begin to whisper and gossip. And when Gina finds out, she's disgusted, her small town bigotry and homophobia all too visible. Gary, however, sees it a second chance as the world he knows shifts beneath him, suddenly less predictable.

A Scarecrow's Bible is a deeply intuitive, exquisitely written love story between two conflicted men, taking place in the heart of turmoil and a society that refuses to accept them for who and what they are. The passion between Zachary and Gary is indeed intense, two lonely souls in need of comfort, tired of the constant rattrap of pain.

Gary and Zachary find tenderness in the midst of profound grief with hope surfacing unexpectedly. Growing old, Gary sees that he's missed his chance at a love like Zachary. In his vibrant youth maybe Gary could've been his lover, - but he is no longer youthful and perhaps not even sane. On the other hand, Zachary is the lost puppy, the vulnerable soul, and the disconsolate drifter who is desperate to be mothered and loved.

In tightly measured and gorgeously evocative prose, author Martin Hyatt traces Gary and Zachary's journey through the underbelly of working class Mississippi, skillfully exploring their angst and grief and ultimately their doomed love.

His novel is a testament to the fact that love can turn up in the unlikeliest of places, but it's also where menace can lurk just around the corner. These men are "prisoners of war" lost in a cage of "soft sighs and sharp images," struggling to find hope in the face of impending danger. Mike Leonard October 06.

Almost lyrical tale of two troubled men.......2006-07-10

Gary is a construction worker in his early 50's, living with his emotionally-distant wife Gina and his daughter (although she looks like neither one of them, so Gary suspects otherwise) Lulu in a trailer located in a small town in Louisiana. He makes it through each day solely by abusing prescription medications and alcohol, supposedly needed to drive away the battle "flashbacks" from his tour of duty in VietNam, but likely moreso out of dissatisfaction with his life as a closeted gay man.

One day, on one of his occasional forays to a gay bar, he meets Zachary, a skinny (He's the "scarecrow" of the title) 26 year old who also abuses drugs and alcohol to deal with emotional problems stemming from past abuse in his life, and senses a connection they are both nervous to pursue. Eventually, Lulu moves out on her own, while her mother decides she no longer wants to deal with Gary's problems, and leaves him for another man. Gary reconnects with Zachary, first on a trip to New Orleans to visit Lulu, and eventually invites Zachary to live with him, much to the chagrin of the local townspeople who do not approve. Gary finds himself in the role of caretaker, which he hated in his marriage, but finds more comfort in the arrangement now, as he relates to Zachary in ways that he never did with another person before. Both men try to carry on with their lives, despite outside pressures and their personal demons which threaten their existence.

An emotional, complex story, told in the second person by Gary (with some of Zachary's recollections included in italics for clarity), well-written (and almost lyrical in its prose) by a talented author. Definitely not a light read, but will be most appreciated by those who know someone who has battled substance abuse for extended periods of time. I give it 4 stars out of 5.

Southern Gothic.......2006-05-09

Gary is a construction worker in a shanty town way down South where nobody ever admits to being gay. His only friend, like Gary himself a homosexual trapped in a loveless marriage, has put an end to his life in a shocking way, and this makes Gary think about how to proceed, for what's the point in living if you can't be who you really are? In Gary's case, this involves coming to terms with painful memories of service in the US forces in Vietnam, visions of which come to haunt him whenever he lets his guard down. To medicate himself, he does the Rush Limbaugh thing and has built a fragile mental economy on counter prescriptions, including heavy doses of Valium.

I wondered if author Martin Hyatt hadn't originally written this book sometime back a decade ago, for to me it seems that Viet Nam vet Gary would be an older man than the vigorous, drugcrazed stripling we encounter in the pages of this book. How old are Viet Nam vets? Surely the youngest of them must be in their fifties? Oh well, the point is the same, for the Viet Nam material actually isn't all that compelling nor is it linked to the present day story in any meaningful way. However, it gives him something to be haunted by and that's what's significant to the plot.

The story is told largely in the second person, with italicized third person sections describing the back story of Zachary, Gary's new love interest. Hyatt uses the second person beautifully, although from time to time he stumbles into the inevitable traps of that seductive way of writing, so that A SCARECROW'S BIBLE tells the hero things he must already know, or if he doesn't, he's a dope, an effect which Leonard Cohen brought off in his song "Suzanne," -- "And you want to travel with her, and you want to travel blind, and you think you maybe love her, for she's touched your perfect body with her mind."

In this story, it's scarecrow Zachary who's touched Gary's aging body, and not with his mind either, though both speak in lovely, elliptical, almost Biblical cadences, and it's not just the drugs, though both men are really, really drugged up in a way that Hyatt seems to link with being working class, though to my eye they seem more like the French symbolist duo Rimbaud and Verlaine. I found myself hoping that Gary and Gina would repair their tattered marriage, not a good thing in a book so plumb full of tragedy. An astounding debut with a sex scene so explosive my fingers still have burns on them.

The Tin Woodman of Oz: A Faithful Story of the Astonishing Adventure Undertaken by the Tin Woodman, Assisted by Woot the Wanderer, the Scarecrow of Oz, and Polychrome, the Rainbow's Daughter

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Two...count 'em Two...Tin Men!
The Tin Woodman of Oz: A Faithful Story of the Astonishing Adventure Undertaken by the Tin Woodman, Assisted by Woot the Wandere
A so-so Ozian effort
A wonderful adventure featuring 2 of the original characters
An Oz classic

The Tin Woodman of Oz: A Faithful Story of the Astonishing Adventure Undertaken by the Tin Woodman, Assisted by Woot the Wanderer, the Scarecrow of Oz, and Polychrome, the Rainbow's Daughter
L. Frank Baum
Manufacturer: HarperCollins
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Binding: Hardcover

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Join the Tin Woodman and the Scarecrow as they journey across the fantastic magical Land of Oz in search of the Tin Woodman's long-lost sweetheart. In a series of adventures sure to thrill Oz fans both old and new, these beloved friends face such challenges as a selfish giantess and a group of quarrelsome dragons--all to fulfill a promise made long ago to a beautiful Munchkin girl.

The Tin Woodman sits on the glittering tin throne of his splendid tin castle, ruling the Winkle Country of the Land of Oz with the help of his best friend, the Scarecrow. All is peaceful and well, but when a young wanderer named Woot asks the Tin Woodman how he came to be made of tin, the emperor recalls his days as a flesh-and-blood woodchopper and his love for Nimmie Amee, a Munchkin girl so fair that the sunsets blushed when they fell upon her.

The three quickly decide to set out on a daring quest to reunite the Tin Woodman with his lost love and ask Nimmie Amee to be Empress of the Winkie Country. During their travels, they battle dragons and loons, a mighty sorceress, and an all-too-hungry beast called the Hippo-gy-raf. Luckily, they are joined in their search by their old friend Polychrome, the Rainbow's Daughter, and are aided by Dorothy and Princess Ozma--the powerful fairy ruler of the Land of Oz. But just when they think their troubles are over and their quest is complete, they discover a surprise that leaves all of them truly astounded!

This deluxe edition of the rare first edition features all twelve of Oz artist John R. Neill's beautiful color plates, along with his nearly one hundred black-and-white drawings, making this a book sure to be treasured for years to come.

In a series of adventures sure to thrill OZ fans both old and new, the Tin Woodman and the Scarecrow journey across the magical Land of Oz in search of the Tin Woodman's long-lost sweetheart, a beautiful Munchkin girl. This deluxe edition of the rare first edition features all twelve of Oz artist John R. Neill's beautiful color plates, along with his nearly one hundred black and white drawings, and is a great way to celebrate the upcoming centenary of Oz!

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Two...count 'em Two...Tin Men!.......2006-06-19

This book, for some reason, was one of the hardest for me to lay my hands on as a child. As an avid Oz, this was pure torture. I had always loved the Tin Woodman, so I was desperate to read a book dedicated to him. Finally, on my 11th birthday, I was given the book by a friend of mine...and, after all the anticipation, I am happy to report that the story did not disappoint. I was immediately captivated by the cover of the book, for--what was this--TWO tin men? That was all the encouragement I needed to immediately abandon reality and plunge into this book. Well, after reading this tale again as an adult, The Tin Woodman of Oz stands up as one of Baum's best. In a somewhat rare turn for the author, he gazes back upon a past book of Oz to explore the history of one of his all-time favorite characters--and he does his usual marvelous job. My favorite scene is the adventure with the giantess, Yoop, but this adventure really starts to thump like the heart of our favorite tin man when our heroes meet none other than the Tin Soldier. This is probably the darkest of all of the Oz books; after all, Baum describes the building of a man from the discarded parts of another! But it's always Baum's charming style that wins over and, somehow, he can handle what seems to be a macabre subject matter in a delightful fashion. As a boy, it was a great pleasure to read a book that starred an all male trio (very unusual for Baum) and I'm sure this contributed to making this Oz adventure one of my favorites of the series.

The Tin Woodman of Oz: A Faithful Story of the Astonishing Adventure Undertaken by the Tin Woodman, Assisted by Woot the Wandere.......2005-08-29

The Tin Woodman of Oz: A Faithful Story of the Astonishing Adventure Undertaken by the Tin Woodman, Assisted by Woot the Wanderer, the Scarecrow of Oz, and Polychrome, the Rainbow's Daughter by L. Frank Baum is the 12th book in the series and tells the story of when the Tin woodman searches for his lost love Nimmie Amee. In this marvelous tale we get to meet all our favorite charachters from the previous tales like Ozma, Dorothy and get to meet some new and not all together pleasent folks like Mrs Joop and the nice Woot, the pig professor. The story line is not the best developed of the oz books but I still loved it and I think that Baum has created a series on par with the lord of rings and the narnia stories.

A so-so Ozian effort.......2004-03-04

Following "The Lost Princess of Oz," one of the best Oz books by L. Frank Baum (in my opinion) was not an easy task, and "The Tin Woodsman of Oz" didn't quite measure up. When a child called Woot the Wanderer (a bizarre mixture of Button-Bright and Ojo the unlucky) meets up with the Tin Woodsman and Scarecrow, the Woodsman gets to thinking about Nimee Amee, the Munchkin girl he was engaged to ages ago before the Wicked Witch enchanted his axe, resulting in the mishaps that led to him being tin. Realizing he's still technically engaged to her, he, the Scarecrow and Woot set off to find Nimee Amee and make her Empress of the Winkies (the Tin Woodsman himself being Emperor).

The big problem with this book is that it doesn't really add enough to the Oz mythos. While certainly the universe didn't really change or evolve much from book to book, most of the better titles either told a really amusing story or added new and interesting characters. The only new characters we really meet this time out are Woot, who is just like most of Baum's child characters, and the Nick Chopper-clone Tin Soldier. The story itself isn't really that engaging either, save for a welcome addition of Polychrome and a side-plot where the characters are transformed into animals. That plot is resolved quickly and easily, though, as are a lot of the vignettes in this book -- encounters with dragons, a jaguar and a straw-eating monster in an invisible country all end quickly without particularly progressing the story or doing anything but adding a few chapters.

It's not a terrible Oz book, but ultimately, it's rather forgettable. Baum did much better in his time.

A wonderful adventure featuring 2 of the original characters.......2003-02-15

This book has a little bit of everything for Oz fans. It focuses on two of the original characters from The Wizard of Oz (the Tin Man and the Scarecrow), introduces two wonderful new characters (Woot the Wanderer and the Tin Soldier) and reintroduces us to the lovely fairy Polychrome. And even though Dorothy and Ozma don't feature in this book, they do appear in the middle to help the heroes out of trouble. As typical of Baum, this book features a quest, as the Tin Man decides that he must marry the Munchkin girl that he left behind when he became rusted in the forest and eventually rescued by Dorothy and the Scarecrow. And while there is no villain chasing the travelers throughout the story, there is Mrs. Yoop the Giantess who captures them at one point and of course the land of Oz itself which throws them several curveballs, like making them invisible for a stretch.

Because there is no one villain this book doesn't remain as focused as many of Baum's books do, but that is part of its charm. We lazily get to explore the wonders of Oz along with our heroes, enjoying several amazing encounters and slowly learning the true history behind Nick Chopper's transformation from meat person to tin man. Because the plot and therefore the entire tone of this book are so casual, Baum makes it easy to become comfortable with the situations and the characters. Baum once again proves why his Oz books rank right up there with the best of the young adult fantasy books being published today. The Tin Woodman of Oz belongs right up there on your bookshelf with the Harry Potter books and King Fortis the Brave, all wonderful examples of how excellent children's literature can be.

An Oz classic.......2000-08-15

Like all of L. Frank Baum's Oz books, "The Tin Woodman of Oz" has an effortless sense of memorability about it which not all Oz authors have been able to attain. It raises more interesting philosophical problems about identity and the nature of love than do most of the Oz books, and is, like most of Baum's writing, gently humorous and optimistic about the world and human nature. Some of the plot twists in the latter part of the book, which concern the repercussions of Nick Chopper's transformation into a Tin Woodman, may be disturbing for some young readers; but the questions these events raise are fascinating and could lead children into interesting discussions with their parents about what makes a person himself. Books of Wonder's beautiful edition includes all of John R. Neill's illustrations, including the endpapers and the color plates; this is the only one of the "Famous Forty" Oz books to include illustrations of the Wicked Witch of the East, of the Tin Woodman's long-lost love Nimmie Amee, and of the Tin Woodman himself as he appeared when he was a normal "meat" man. All of Baum's books are children's classics, and "The Tin Woodman of Oz" is no exception.

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Scarecrow Pete
what a treasure!
My 4 year old LOVES this book!

Scarecrow Pete
Mark Kimball Moulton
Manufacturer: Ideals Publications
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Binding: Library Binding

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Scarecrow Pete.......2007-03-21

I read Scarecrow Pete by Mark Kimball Moulton. I liked it and I would recommend this book because the boy didn't find the scarecrow and that part was funny. In the book I read when the scarecrow said to come to him to meet him then the boy found the scarecrow and started to talk to him. This helped convince me that it was a good book.

what a treasure!.......2005-10-10

I picked this up on a whim at our local bookstore as something to read to my 8 year old son to kill some time in the store. What a surprise! It starts out a little slow, but it is rhymy and the illlustrations are full color, full page, so we kept going. Boy, was I glad we did! It turns out that the scarecrow encourages the boy to read a bunch of classic children's literature over one summer. The message of the book is that books can take you anywhere you want to go - a great advocate for literacy in our sound-byte, instant gratification, video game world. My son decided he wanted to buy and read a classic!! (ironically not one mentioned in the book, but still a classic) The books recommended by Scarecrow Pete include (now these are only a few that I can remember off the top of my head) Alice in Wonderland, Peter Pan, Moby Dick, and more. The rhyming nature and illustrations would appeal to a child younger than one able to read those level of books independently, so I think this is one book that would last several years. A good investment, in my opinion.

My 4 year old LOVES this book!.......2005-09-19

As always, Mark Kimball Moulton has produced an excellent book! His books are lengthy, yet interesting and beautifully illustrated. My four year old loves Pete and will sit for the glorious 15 minutes of storytime EVERY night. Excellent, excellent, excellent! It encourages kids to read and explore their imaginations. What more could a parent ask for?!

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