| Wicked: Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West Contributor(s): Maguire, Gregory (Author) |
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ISBN: 0061649422 ISBN-13: 9780061649424 Publisher: Harper Large Print OUR PRICE: $32.30 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: June 2008 Annotation: When Dorothy triumphed over the Wicked Witch of the West in L. Frank Baum's classic tale, we heard only her side of the story. But what about her arch-nemesis, the mysterious Witch? Where did she come from? How did she become so wicked? Gregory Maguire creates a fantasy world so rich and vivid that we will never look at Oz the same way again. "Wicked" is about a land where animals talk and strive to be treated like first-class citizens, Munchkinlanders seek the comfort of middle-class stability, and the Tin Man becomes a victim of domestic violence. And then there is the little green-skinned girl named Elphaba, who will grow up to become the infamous Wicked Witch of the West--a smart, prickly, and misunderstood creature who challenges all our preconceived notions about the nature of good and evil. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Fairy Tales, Folk Tales, Legends & Mythology - Fiction | Fantasy - Contemporary - Fiction | Fantasy - Epic |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Lexile Measure: 890 |
| Series: Wicked Years (Large Print) |
| Physical Information: 1.49" H x 6.34" W x 9" (1.86 lbs) 736 pages |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 74167 Reading Level: 6.4 Interest Level: Upper Grades Point Value: 25.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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. |