Gregory Maguire




Gregory Maguire

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born June 09, 1954
gender male
place of birth Albany, United States
genre Science Fiction & Fantasy, Children's Books

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Gregory Maguire is an American author, whose novels are revisionist retellings of children's stories (such as L. Frank Baum's The Wonderful Wizard of Oz into Wicked). He received his Ph.D. in English and American Literature from Tufts University, and his B.A. from the State University of New York at Albany. He was a professor and co-director at the Simmons College Center for the Study of Children's Literature from 1979-1985. In 1987 he co-founded Children's Literature New England (a non-profit educational charity)

books by Gregory Maguire

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avg rating: 3.36 | 45307 ratings | 35 distinct works
Confessions of an Ugly Stepsis... Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister: A Novel (Paperback)
by Gregory Maguire
avg rating 3.42 — 5274 ratings — published 2000
13 editions
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Son of a Witch: A Novel Son of a Witch: A Novel (Paperback)
by Gregory Maguire
avg rating 3.30 — 3252 ratings — published 2006
10 editions
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Mirror Mirror: A Novel Mirror Mirror: A Novel (Paperback)
by Gregory Maguire
avg rating 3.14 — 2416 ratings — published 2004
4 editions
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Lost: A Novel Lost: A Novel (Paperback)
by Gregory Maguire
avg rating 2.51 — 1595 ratings — published 2002
3 editions
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Wicked: The Life and Times of ... Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West (Musical Tie-in Edition)
by Gregory Maguire
avg rating 3.42 — 753 ratings — published 1995
23 editions
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What-the-Dickens: The Story of... What-the-Dickens: The Story of a Rogue Tooth Fairy (Hardcover)
by Gregory Maguire
avg rating 3.22 — 215 ratings — published 2007
5 editions
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Leaping Beauty: And Other Anim... Leaping Beauty: And Other Animal Fairy Tales (Paperback)
by Gregory Maguire
avg rating 3.41 — 71 ratings — published 2006
6 editions
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The Dream Stealer The Dream Stealer (Hardcover)
by Gregory Maguire
avg rating 3.74 — 47 ratings — published 2002
3 editions
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Seven Spiders Spinning Seven Spiders Spinning (The Hamlet Chronicles)
by Gregory Maguire
avg rating 3.67 — 24 ratings — published 1995
6 editions
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Maguire Fiction Collection Fou... Maguire Fiction Collection Four-Book Set (Wicked; Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister; Lost; Mirror, Mirror)
by Gregory Maguire
avg rating 4.00 — 17 ratings — published 2003
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quotes by Gregory Maguire

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"People who claim they're evil are usually no worse than the rest of us. It's people who claim that they're good, or any way better than the rest of us, that you have to be wary of. "
Gregory Maguire (Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West)
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"The body apologizes to the soul for its errors, and the soul asks forgiveness for squatting in the body without invitation."
Gregory Maguire (Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West)
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""She dropped her shyness like a nightgown, and in the liquid glare of sunlight on old boards she held up her hands-as if, in the terror of the upcoming skirmish, she had at last understood that she was beautiful. In her own way.""
Gregory Maguire (Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West)
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