{"product_id":"wicked-isbn-9780060876326","title":"Wicked","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis is the book that started it all! The basis for the smash hit Tony Award-winning Broadway musical, Gregory Maguire's breathtaking \u003cem\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/em\u003ebestseller \u003cem\u003eWicked \u003c\/em\u003eviews the land of Oz, its inhabitants, its Wizard, and the Emerald City, through a darker and greener (not rosier) lens. Brilliantly inventive, \u003cem\u003eWicked\u003c\/em\u003e offers us a radical new evaluation of one of the most feared and hated characters in all of literature: the much maligned Wicked Witch of the West who, as Maguire tells us, wasn’t nearly as \u003cem\u003eWicked \u003c\/em\u003eas we imagined.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e | \u003cp\u003eWhen 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?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGregory 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePerformed by John McDonough\u003c\/p\u003e | \u003cp\u003e“Wicked is a punchy allegory that alludes to everything from Nazi Germany to Nixon’s America. It’s delightfully over-the-top at times, mixing serious metafiction with subtle humor and even (gasp) witch sex.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBoston Phoenix\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Very close to being an instant classic ... Maguire has hit a home run his first time at bat.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMemphis Commercial Appeal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Save a place on the shelf between Alice and The Hobbit -that spot is well deserved.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Maguire combines puckish humor and bracing pessimism in this fantastical meditation on good and evil, God and free will, which should...captivate devotees of fantasy.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“It is for good readers who like satire, and love exceedingly imaginative and clever fantasy.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“An outstanding work of imagination.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eUSA Today\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"William Morrow","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44888595988709,"sku":"NP9780060876326","price":49.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780060876326.jpg?v=1730229407","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/wicked-isbn-9780060876326","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}