The Unknown Witches of Oz The Unknown Witches of Oz The Unknown Witches of Oz: Locasta and the Three Adepts is a 2000 novel written by Dave Hardenbrook, with illustrations by Kerry Rouleau. As its title indicates, the book is an entry in the long-running series of books about the Land of Oz, written by L. Frank Baum and his successors. The publication of "The Unknown Witches of Oz" was timed to coincide with the centennial of the original Oz book, "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz" (as was also true of Gina Wickwar's "The Hidden Prince of Oz" and Edward Einhorns's "Paradox in Oz"). Hardenbrook's
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz "individually developed rather than God given". One parent said, "I do not want my children seduced into godless supernaturalism". Other reasons included the novel's teaching that females are equal to males and that animals are personified and can speak. The judge ruled that when the novel was being discussed in class, the parents were allowed to have their children leave the classroom. Leonard Everett Fisher of "The Horn Book Magazine" wrote in 2000 that "Oz" has "a timeless message from a less complex era, and it continues to resonate". The challenge of valuing oneself during impending adversity has not, Fisher