<Tr> <Th> Nationality </Th> <Td> American Ozite (later) </Td> </Tr> <P> Dorothy Gale is a fictional character created by American author L. Frank Baum as the main protagonist in many of his Oz novels . She first appears in Baum's classic children's novel The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (1900) and reappears in most of its sequels . In addition, she is the main character in various adaptations, notably the classic 1939 film adaptation of the novel, The Wizard of Oz . </P> <P> In later novels, the Land of Oz steadily becomes more familiar to her than her homeland of Kansas . Indeed, Dorothy eventually goes to live in an apartment in the Emerald City's palace but only after her Aunt Em and Uncle Henry have settled in a farmhouse on its outskirts, unable to pay the mortgage on their house in Kansas . Dorothy's best friend Princess Ozma, ruler of Oz, officially makes her a princess of Oz later in the novels . </P> <Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> This section needs additional citations for verification . Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . Unsourced material may be challenged and removed . (December 2017) (Learn how and when to remove this template message) </Td> </Tr> </Table>

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