Ruth Plumly Thompson Books

Ruth Plumly Thompson was a lifelong children's writer celebrated for continuing the beloved Oz series. Her contributions to Oz are marked by lively imagination and a vibrant array of colorful, unusual characters. A recurring narrative thread sees a child and their supernatural companion stumble into an isolated community whose inhabitants compel them to participate in a singular, repetitive activity. Thompson also leaned into romantic love stories and featured young boys as protagonists, diverging from the primarily female child characters in earlier installments.