Wicked: the life and times of the Wicked Witch of the West : a novel
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Elphaba, the future Wicked Witch of the West, has gotten a bum rap. Her mother is embarrassed and repulsed by her bright-green baby with shark's teeth and an aversion to water. At college, the coed experiences disapproval and rejection by her roommate, Glinda, a silly girl interested only in clothes, money, and popularity. Elphaba is a serious and inquisitive student. When she learns that the Wizard of Oz is politically corrupt and causing economic ruin, Elphaba finds a sense of purpose to her life--to stop him and to restore harmony and prosperity to the land. A Tin Man, Cowardly Lion, Scarecrow, and an unknown species called a "Dorothy" appear in very small roles... The story presents Elphaba in a sympathetic and empathetic manner-readers will want her to triumph! The conclusion, however, is the same as L. Frank Baum's. The book has both idealism and cynicism in its discussion of social, religious, educational, and political issues present in Oz, and, more pointedly, present in our day and time.
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Maguire, G. (2008). Wicked: the life and times of the Wicked Witch of the West : a novel. First Harperluxe edition. Harperluxe.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Maguire, Gregory. 2008. Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West : A Novel. Harperluxe.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Maguire, Gregory, Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West : A Novel. Harperluxe, 2008.
MLA Citation (style guide)Maguire, Gregory. Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West : A Novel. First Harperluxe edition. Harperluxe, 2008.
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| 003 | OCoLC | ||
| 005 | 20081001000000.0 | ||
| 008 | 071206r20081995nyuab d 000 1 eng d | ||
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| 049 | |a GUGA | ||
| 100 | 1 | |a Maguire, Gregory, |e author. | |
| 245 | 1 | 0 | |a Wicked : |b the life and times of the Wicked Witch of the West : a novel / |c Gregory Maguire ; illustrations by Douglas Smith. |
| 250 | |a First Harperluxe edition. | ||
| 264 | 1 | |a New York, N. Y. : |b Harperluxe, |c [2008] | |
| 264 | 4 | |c ©1995. | |
| 300 | |a 719 pages (large print) : |b illustrations, map ; |c 23 cm. | ||
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| 490 | 1 | |a Wicked years ; |v 1. | |
| 520 | |a Elphaba, the future Wicked Witch of the West, has gotten a bum rap. Her mother is embarrassed and repulsed by her bright-green baby with shark's teeth and an aversion to water. At college, the coed experiences disapproval and rejection by her roommate, Glinda, a silly girl interested only in clothes, money, and popularity. Elphaba is a serious and inquisitive student. When she learns that the Wizard of Oz is politically corrupt and causing economic ruin, Elphaba finds a sense of purpose to her life--to stop him and to restore harmony and prosperity to the land. A Tin Man, Cowardly Lion, Scarecrow, and an unknown species called a "Dorothy" appear in very small roles... The story presents Elphaba in a sympathetic and empathetic manner-readers will want her to triumph! The conclusion, however, is the same as L. Frank Baum's. The book has both idealism and cynicism in its discussion of social, religious, educational, and political issues present in Oz, and, more pointedly, present in our day and time. | ||
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