Publisher's Synopsis
In the Mischievous Children in Oz, Dr. Deborah Gilbert is a full professor of Psychology. If you trace Deborah's family tree, you will find that she had some relatives around 1900 by the names of Dorothy Gale, Uncle Henry, and Aunt Em. They disappeared in the early 1900's from Kansas. Deborah is the Aunt of Tommy and Katie Gilbert. Tommy and Katie attend the same elementary school. Butch, Sam and Spike are in a higher grade. They are the school's bullies. Among other things they take lunch money away from some of the younger students. On Halloween night Katie and Tommy are out trick-or-treating with their aunt, they discover that Butch, Sam and Spike are taking candy away from some of the younger children. It makes for a sad Halloween for these children. Tommy and Katie want to stop the bullies, They ask their aunt for help. Auntie doesn't think there is anything she can do to the bullies. Katie and Tommy want her to wish the mischievous children to the Land of Oz. Auntie says there isn't any way for her to do that. The best she can do is scare them if they try to take candy for Tommy and Katie. The bullies do try to take some candy away from Tommy and Katie. Auntie does surprise them which scares them. Once the bullies are over the shock, they inform everyone that there is nothing Auntie can do to them. Fortunately all of them have a friend in Oz by the name of Ozma. She is watching them. Auntie does her best by saying, "Six to beam up Ozma." Using her magic belt, Ozma is able to wish all of them to the Land of Oz. The next thing the bullies know, they are in a cage full of wild animals. The cage is at Rodeo Willie's Rodeo Ranch in the Land of Oz. Tommy, Katie and Auntie are in the stands watching it. The bullies don't know how did they get there? Why are they there? Will they survive their adventure? How will their adventure change them? How will they get home?
