Son of a Witch: Volume Two in the Wicked Years Contributor(s): Maguire, Gregory (Author) |
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ISBN: 0061719781 ISBN-13: 9780061719783 Publisher: HarperLuxe OUR PRICE: $16.14 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: December 2013 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Fantasy - Epic - Fiction | Fairy Tales, Folk Tales, Legends & Mythology - Fiction | Action & Adventure |
Dewey: FIC |
Lexile Measure: 840 |
Series: Wicked Years (Large Print) |
Physical Information: 1.41" H x 5.96" W x 9" (1.53 lbs) 560 pages |
Accelerated Reader Info |
Quiz #: 102715 Reading Level: 6.0 Interest Level: Upper Grades Point Value: 18.0 |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: The long-anticipated sequel to the million-copy bestselling novel "Wicked" Ten years after the publication of "Wicked," beloved novelist Gregory Maguire returns at last to the land of Oz. There he introduces us to Liir, an adolescent boy last seen hiding in the shadows of the castle after Dorothy did in the Witch. Bruised, comatose, and left for dead in a gully, Liir is shattered in spirit as well as in form. But he is tended at the Cloister of Saint Glinda by the silent novice called Candle, who wills him back to life with her musical gifts. What dark force left Liir in this condition? Is he really Elphaba's son? He has her broom and her cape -- but what of her powers? Can he find his supposed half-sister, Nor, last seen in the forbidding prison, Southstairs? Can he fulfill the last wishes of a dying princess? In an Oz that, since the Wizard's departure, is under new and dangerous management, can Liir keep his head down long enough to grow up? For the countless fans who have been dazzled and entranced by Maguire's Oz, "Son of a Witch" is the rich reward they have awaited so long. |
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. |