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Gregory maguire is currently considered a single author. Many of maguires adult novels are inspired by classic childrens stories. Laid into this book is a playbill for the play wicked read more. Frank baums wizard of oz, is about good and evil, and these grey areas in between, which are acts done by people which are not good but also not evil. Historical and literary context for gregory maguires wicked. His bestknown work is wicked he also helped found and for 25 years codirected childrens literature new england, inc.
As halloween was approaching the tattletales girls club and the copycats were wiping the floor where the spiders defrosted and saw the seven girls and gradually fell in love. The popular book was the inspiration for wicked, a highly successful broadway musical. Frank baums the wonderful wizard of oz en zijn verfilming in 1939 veranderd. A good teacher, a flirt behind the drygoods counter, a petty thief wielding a knife. However, unlike baums writings and the 1939 film, the book.
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