<p>The East Hawai'i Community Players need a smash hit to save Hilo's historic Palace Theater from the ravages of time, tropical weather, the ailing economy, a menacing network of drug dealers-and themselves from all manner of folly and heartbreak. <em>The Wizard of Oz</em> will be a sure thing. Or will it? Susan Wackerbarth tells this wry, playful story through an unlikely constellation of <em>haole</em> misfits, both "grown" and "flown," trying to find their way on the Big Island. Quirky, bittersweet, and suspenseful, this novel explores each person's longing for a home of the heart, and climaxes in an opening night no one will forget.</p>