TY  - BOOK
AU  - Maguire,Gregory
AU  - Smith,Douglas
TI  - Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West 
SN  - 9780061649424
U1  - F MAG 
PY  - 1995///
CY  - New York
PB  - HarperLuxe
KW  - Baum, L. Frank,
KW  - Witches
KW  - Fiction
KW  - Oz (Imaginary place)
KW  - Large type books
KW  - bisacsh
KW  - FICTION / Fantasy / Paranormal
KW  - FICTION / Fantasy / Epic
KW  - FICTION / Fairy Tales, Folk Tales, Legends & Mythology
N2  - 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 the 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
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