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The Wicked Years is a series of fantasy novels by American author Gregory Maguire. Based on the Wizard of Oz series by L. Frank Baum and the 1939 movie adaptation, the book tells the story of the Wicked Witch of the West (named “Elphaba” in the series). Unlike most of Maguire’s books, this series is […]

The Hamlet Chronicles is a series of children’s books by American author Gregory Maguire. Set in Hamlet, Vermont, the series follows Miss Earth’s class and the all-girl Tattletales Club on various adventures involving fire-breathing chickens, aliens, ghosts, spiders and more.

Gregory Maguire is an American novelist of fantasy and children’s novelist. He often writes revisionist tales of classic children’s tales, such as the Wizard of Oz in his Wicked Years series or re-telling Snow White in Mirror Mirror. Maguire is married to painter Andy Newman, whom he has adopted three children with.