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Inthisheartwarmingandfunnymiddle-gradenovelbytheNewYorkTimesbestsellingauthorofCountingby7s,JuliagrowsintoherselfwhileplayingaMunchkininTheWizardofOz Juliaisveryshortforherage,butbytheendofthesummerrunofTheWizardofOz,she’llrealizehowbigsheisinside,whereitcounts.Shehasn’teverthoughtofherselfasaperformer,butwhenthewonderfuldirectorofOzcastsherasaMunchkin,shebeginstoseeherselfinanewway.AsJuliabecomesfriendlywiththepoisedandwiseOlive—oneoftheadultswithdwarfismwho’vejoinedtheproduction’smotleycrewofMunchkins—andwithherdeeplyartisticneighbor,Mrs.Chang,Julia’sownsenseofselfasanartistgrows.Soon,shedoesn’twanttofadeintothebackground—andit’sagoodthing,becauseherdirectorhasmorebigplansforJulia! Bubblingoverwithhumorandtenderness,thisisanirresistiblestoryofself-discoveryandoftherolemodelswhoforeverchangeus.,