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Wicked the life and times of the wicked witch of the West : a novel

Set in an Oz where a morose Wizard battles suicidal thoughts, the story of the green-skinned Elphaba, otherwise known as the Wicked Witch of the West, profiles her as an animal rights activist striving to avenge her dear sister's death.

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Main Author:	Maguire, Gregory
Format:	Books Print Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York : ReganBooks, 2004, c1995.
Edition:	Rev. with photos.
Series:	Maguire, Gregory. Wicked years ; 1.
Subjects:	Oz (Imaginary place) > Fiction. Fantasy fiction.
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Summary:	Set in an Oz where a morose Wizard battles suicidal thoughts, the story of the green-skinned Elphaba, otherwise known as the Wicked Witch of the West, profiles her as an animal rights activist striving to avenge her dear sister's death.
Physical Description:	409 p., [16] p. of plates : col. ill. ; 24 cm.
ISBN:	9780062852847 0062852841 9780060987107 0060745908 9780061862311 0061862312
Author Notes:	Gregory Maguire was born June 9, 1954 in Albany, New York. He received a B.A. from the State University of New York at Albany and a Ph.D. in English and American literature from Tufts University. He is a founder and co-director of Children's Literature New England, Incorporated, a non-profit educational charity established in 1987. He writes for both adults and children. His first book, The Lighting Time, was published in 1978. His adult works include Wicked, Confessions of and Ugly Stepsister, Lost, Mirror Mirror, Son of a Witch, and A Lion Among Men. The Broadway play Wicked is based on his book of the same title. His children's books include the picture book Crabby Cratchitt, the novel The Good Liar, and the Hamlet Chronicles series. (Bowker Author Biography)