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Wicked by Enjoy this reworking of the classic tale of . Frank L. Baum’s original only told one side of the story! In this colorful and grand tale, read about the life of Elphaba, the Witch of the FICTION MAGUIRE West, long before Gale ‘s house falls on her sister. Topics range from equal rights to citizenship to upward mobil- ity. Elphaba grows up to be an intelligent, temperamental, and misjudged being who defies a tidy idea of good and evil.

Explore Other Reworked Characters Explore the Original Oz Explore the Salem Witch Trials The Once and Future King The Annotated In the Devil’s Snare by T.H. White by Frank L. Baum by Mary Beth Norton This tale reinterprets the relationship between This lush reissue of the original great American Norton theorizes in this interesting work that the Arthur (Wart) and Merlin. It casts the tales of the fantasy tale will delight children and adults alike Salem witch trials occurred because of an influx Round Table in a new and different style. This with its rich Denslow illustrations and into the town of traumatized frontier refugees covers the period of Arthur’s magical youth to knowledgeable annotations. previously caught in violent skirmishes with Na- the night before he dies. tive Americans. FICTION 363.25 DIC 133.43 NOR WHITE T

Explore Other Literary Witches Explore Books by the Author Explore a Different Breed of Magic The Widows of Eastwick Mirror Mirror Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell by John Updike by Gregory Maguire By Susanna Clarke Alexandra, Jane, and Sukie are back in town This reworked tale sets the classic Snow White In this well-written story, join magicians Norrell after a long hiatus. When they try to recall their narrative in 16th Century Machiavellian and Strange as they use their magic in the ser- magical powers to make amends for the past, Tuscany, where family rivalries lead to a poison- vice to the Crown in the war against Napoleon disaster ensues in the small Rhode Island town ous apple for the fair maiden Bianca and a gro- Bonaparte. of Eastwick. tesque fate for the evil Lucrezia. FICTION FICTION FICTION UPDIKE J MAGUIRE CLARKE S

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