From “Advice to Myself,” from Original Fire by Louise Erdrich. Copyright © 2003 by Louise Erdrich. Used by permission of HarperCollins Publishers.
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Names: Maguire, Gregory, author. | Maguire, Gregory. Wicked.
Title: Elphie: a Wicked childhood / Gregory Maguire.
Description: First edition. | New York, NY: William Morrow, 2024. | Summary: “What happened to young Elphaba before her witchy powers took hold in Wicked? Almost 30 years after publication of the original novel, for the first time Gregory Maguire reveals the story of prickly young Elphie, the future Wicked Witch of the West”—Provided by publisher.
Identifiers: LCCN 2024005381 | ISBN 9780063377011 (hardcover) | ISBN 9780063377035 (e-pub)
Subjects: LCGFT: Fantasy fiction. | Novels.
Classification: LCC PS3563.A3535 E47 2024 | DDC 813/.54—dc23/eng/20240212
LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2024005381
Digital Edition MARCH 2025 ISBN: 978-0-06-337703-5
Print ISBN: 978-0-06-344582-6