Elizabeth Letts

"This richly imagined novel tells the story behind The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, the book that inspired the iconic film, through the eyes of author L. Frank Baum's intrepid wife, Maud. Hollywood, 1938: As soon as she learns that M-G-M is adapting her late husband's masterpiece for the screen, seventy-seven-year-old Maud Gage Baum sets about trying to finagle her way onto the set. Nineteen years after Frank's passing, Maud is the only person who can...

"The Eighty-Dollar Champion tells the dramatic odyssey of a horse called Snowman, saved from the slaughterhouse by a young Dutch farmer named Harry. Together, Harry and Snowman went on to become America's show-jumping champions, winning first prize in Madison Square Garden. Set in the mid- to late-1950s, this book captures the can-do spirit of a Cold War immigrant who believed--and triumphed"--Provided by publisher.

In 1958, a horse bound for the slaughterhouse is purchased by a man who names him Snowman and takes him to the top of equestrian show jumping.

When the de Leyer family buy an eighty-dollar horse for their riding school, they are surprised to discover the gelding they named Snowman has an incredible talent for jumping--a gift that would eventually make him an internationally recognized show-jumping champion.

"Hollywood, 1938. Cuando Maud Gage Baum, la viuda de L. Frank Baum, reconocido autor de El mago de Oz, se entera de que una productora va a llevar a la gran pantalla la obra de su difunto marido, hace todo lo posible por llegar hasta el set de rodaje. Todo indica que Maud es la única persona que puede ayudar a los productores a mantenerse fieles al espíritu del libro, porque solo ella conoce sus secretos. Pero en cuanto oye a Judy Garland ensayar...