| Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West Contributor(s): Maguire, Gregory (Author) |
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ISBN: 0060987103 ISBN-13: 9780060987107 Publisher: William Morrow & Company OUR PRICE: $17.99 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: November 2000 Annotation: An astonishingly rich re-creation of the land of Oz, this book retells the story of Elphaba, the Wicked Witch of the West, who wasn't so wicked after all. Taking readers past the yellow brick road and into a phantasmagoric world rich with imagination and allegory, Wicked just might change the reputation of one of the most sinister characters in literature. Line illustrations. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Fantasy - Contemporary - Fiction | Fairy Tales, Folk Tales, Legends & Mythology - Fiction | Fantasy - Epic |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 95000669 |
| Lexile Measure: 890 |
| Series: Wicked Years (Paperback) |
| Physical Information: 1.15" H x 6.12" W x 9.18" (1.08 lbs) 432 pages |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 74167 Reading Level: 6.4 Interest Level: Upper Grades Point Value: 25.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: A special 25th anniversary hardcover edition of the multi-million-copy-bestselling novel and basis of the Tony Award-winning musical. This is the book that started it all The basis for the smash hit Tony Award-winning Broadway musical, Gregory Maguire's breathtaking New York Times bestseller Wicked views the land of Oz, its inhabitants, its Wizard, and the Emerald City, through a darker and greener (not rosier) lens. Brilliantly inventive, Wicked offers us a radical new evaluation of one of the most feared and hated characters in all of literature: the much maligned Wicked Witch of the West who, as Maguire tells us, wasn't nearly as Wicked as we imagined. |
Contributor Bio(s): Maguire, Gregory: - Gregory Maguire is the New York Times bestselling author of Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister; Lost; Mirror Mirror; and the Wicked Years, a series that includes Wicked, Son of a Witch, A Lion Among Men, and Out of Oz. Now a beloved classic, Wicked is the basis for a blockbuster Tony Award-winning Broadway musical. Maguire has lectured on art, literature, and culture both at home and abroad. He lives with his family near Boston, Massachusetts. |