# The Road to Oz — Chapters explained

> Chapter companions for The Road to Oz by L. Frank Baum.

- [To My Readers](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_road_to_oz_se/chapters/to-my-readers.md): L. Frank Baum addresses his young readers, explaining that this new Oz book is written in response to their many requests for more stories about Dorothy and Oz. He introduces the new characters—the Shaggy Man, Polychrome
- [The Road to Oz](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_road_to_oz_se/chapters/the-road-to-oz.md): Dorothy meets the Shaggy Man and Button-Bright on the road to Oz, and they encounter various strange beings and challenges, including the Scoodlers and the Truth Pond, before finally arriving at the Emerald City for Ozma
- [The Way to Butterfield](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_road_to_oz_se/chapters/i-the-way-to-butterfield.md): Dorothy meets the Shaggy Man and agrees to show him the road to Butterfield, but he tricks her into getting lost at a crossroads with many roads. They become lost together, and the Shaggy Man reveals his Love Magnet, whi
- [Dorothy Meets Button-Bright](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_road_to_oz_se/chapters/ii-dorothy-meets-button-bright.md): Dorothy and the Shaggy Man continue along a winding road and encounter a lost little boy dressed in sailor clothes who calls himself Button-Bright. Despite Dorothy's persistent questions, Button-Bright can only answer 'd
- [A Queer Village](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_road_to_oz_se/chapters/iii-a-queer-village.md): Dorothy, the Shaggy Man, Button-Bright, and Toto encounter a company of fox soldiers who escort them to the city of Foxville. They meet King Dox, who recognizes Dorothy as a friend of Princess Ozma and mentions Ozma's up

> 21 more chapter companions — [open a free preview](https://www.betterreads.dev/reader?bookId=the_road_to_oz_se_1512kb&preview=1) to unlock the rest.

- [King Dox](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_road_to_oz_se/chapters/iv-king-dox.md)
- [The Rainbow's Daughter](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_road_to_oz_se/chapters/v-the-rainbow-s-daughter.md)
- [The City of Beasts](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_road_to_oz_se/chapters/vi-the-city-of-beasts.md)
- [The Shaggy Man's Transformation](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_road_to_oz_se/chapters/vii-the-shaggy-man-s-transformation.md)
- [VIII: The Musicker](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_road_to_oz_se/chapters/viii-the-musicker.md)
- [IX: Facing the Scoodlers](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_road_to_oz_se/chapters/ix-facing-the-scoodlers.md)
- [X: Escaping the Soup-Kettle](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_road_to_oz_se/chapters/x-escaping-the-soup-kettle.md)
- [XI: Johnny Dooit Does It](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_road_to_oz_se/chapters/xi-johnny-dooit-does-it.md)
- [The Deadly Desert Crossed](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_road_to_oz_se/chapters/xii-the-deadly-desert-crossed.md)
- [XIII: The Truth Pond](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_road_to_oz_se/chapters/xiii-the-truth-pond.md)
- [Tik-Tok and Billina](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_road_to_oz_se/chapters/xiv-tik-tok-and-billina.md)
- [The Emperor’s Tin Castle](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_road_to_oz_se/chapters/xv-the-emperor-s-tin-castle.md)
- [Visiting the Pumpkin-Field](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_road_to_oz_se/chapters/xvi-visiting-the-pumpkin-field.md)
- [The Royal Chariot Arrives](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_road_to_oz_se/chapters/xvii-the-royal-chariot-arrives.md)
- [The Emerald City](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_road_to_oz_se/chapters/xviii-the-emerald-city.md)
- [The Shaggy Man's Welcome](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_road_to_oz_se/chapters/xix-the-shaggy-man-s-welcome.md)
- [Princess Ozma of Oz](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_road_to_oz_se/chapters/xx-princess-ozma-of-oz.md)
- [Dorothy Receives the Guests](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_road_to_oz_se/chapters/xxi-dorothy-receives-the-guests.md)
- [Important Arrivals](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_road_to_oz_se/chapters/xxii-important-arrivals.md)
- [The Grand Banquet](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_road_to_oz_se/chapters/xxiii-the-grand-banquet.md)
- [The Birthday Celebration](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_road_to_oz_se/chapters/xxiv-the-birthday-celebration.md)

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