02238cam a2200301 4500 1767933491 TxAuBib 20241205120000.0 ||||||s2000||||||||||||||||||||||||und|u 9781449881818 1449881815 f6ecd875-b61e-4d36-aa61-edfeab2bff41 OverDrive (Reserve ID) 2943031 OverDrive (Product ID) 57535 TxAuBib MAGUIRE, GREGORY. Wicked [Libby Audiobook] : The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West. Recorded Books, Inc., 2000. Format: OverDrive OverDrive Listen, Filesize: 542MB. HTML:The New York Times bestseller that inspired the Tony-winning hit musical and major motion picture<br /> OVER 6 MILLION COPIES SOLD<br /> Years before Dorothy and her dog crash-land, another little girl makes her presence known in Oz. This girl, Elphaba, is born with emerald-green skin—no easy burden in a land as mean and poor as Oz, where superstition and magic are not strong enough to explain or overcome<br /> the natural disasters of flood and famine. Still, Elphaba is smart, and not long after entering Shiz University, she becomes a member of a charmed circle of Oz's most promising young citizens.<br /> But Elphaba's Oz is no utopia. The Wizard's secret police are everywhere.<br /> Animals—those creatures with voices, souls, and minds—are threatened with exile. Young Elphaba, green and wild and misunderstood, is determined to protect the Animals—even if it means combating the mysterious Wizard, even if it means risking her single chance at romance.<br /> Ever wiser in guilt and sorrow, she can find herself grateful when the world declares her a witch. And she can even make herself glad for that young girl from Kansas.<br /> "An astonishing achievement."—Philip Pullman. Literature. Fiction. 4. 5. Media Type: Audiobook. Importer Version: 2014-01-08.01 Import Date: 2024-12-05 20:00:03. McDonough, John. https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=f6ecd875-b61e-4d36-aa61-edfeab2bff41&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (OverDrive Listen)