The Lost Princess of Oz

The Lost Princess of Oz is a children's fantasy novel by L. Frank Baum, first published in 1917. It is the eleventh book in the Oz series.

Dorothy discovers that Princess Ozma has vanished from the Emerald City. The Magic Picture, Glinda's Great Book of Records, and the Wizard's black bag have also disappeared, leaving Oz's most experienced magic users without their usual ways of finding the truth.

Dorothy, the Wizard, the Cowardly Lion, and a large search party set out across unfamiliar regions of Oz. At the same time, Cayke the Cookie Cook and the Frogman are searching for Cayke's stolen diamond-studded dishpan, a comic loss that proves unexpectedly connected to the larger mystery.

The parallel journeys introduce communities governed by unusual rules and clues that are not always what they seem. Because the rescuers cannot depend on a single magical solution, observation and cooperation become as important as enchantment.

Structured as a mystery within a fairyland adventure, The Lost Princess of Oz gives many recurring characters an active role while continuing to expand Baum's map of Oz. The search explores friendship, forgiveness, the temptation of power, and the value of combining different kinds of intelligence.

This is book 11 in the Oz series.