Wicked

By Gregory Maguire Gregory Maguire

Subjects: Fiction, fantasy, contemporary, Fiction, fantasy, epic, Novela, Good and evil, Reading Level-Grade 12, Novela fantástica, Large type books, New York Times bestseller, Reading Level-Grade 9, Fantasy fiction, Fiction, fantasy, general, Occult fiction, Fantasy, Oz (Imaginary place), Love, Fiction, Oz (Lugar imaginario), Spanish language materials, Reading Level-Grade 11, Witches, Brujas, nyt:e-book-fiction=2013-05-19, Reading Level-Grade 10, Classic Literature, nyt:trade-fiction-paperback=2008-11-02, Fiction, fairy tales, folk tales, legends & mythology, Oz (imaginary place), fiction

Description: 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? And what is the true nature of evil? 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 be 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.