Gregory Maguire






Gregory Maguire

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born
June 09, 1954

gender
male

place of birth
Albany, The United States

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Science Fiction & Fantasy, Children's Books, Literature & Fiction


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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)




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avg rating: 3.32 | 120,508 ratings | 15,011 reviews | 41 distinct works | 306 fans
Wicked: The Life and Times of... Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West (Wicked Years, #1)
by Gregory Maguire
avg rating 3.35 — 76,902 ratings — published 1995
29 editions
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Confessions of an Ugly Stepsis... Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister
by Gregory Maguire
avg rating 3.42 — 13,306 ratings — published 1999
17 editions
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Son of a Witch: A Novel Son of a Witch: A Novel (Wicked Years, #2)
by Gregory Maguire, Douglas Smith (illustrator)
avg rating 3.30 — 10,210 ratings — published 2005
18 editions
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Mirror Mirror Mirror Mirror
by Gregory Maguire
avg rating 3.12 — 6,358 ratings — published 2003
14 editions
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Lost: A Novel Lost: A Novel
by Gregory Maguire
avg rating 2.57 — 3,719 ratings — published 2001
11 editions
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A Lion Among Men A Lion Among Men (The Wicked Years, #3)
by Gregory Maguire
avg rating 3.18 — 2,113 ratings — published 2008
11 editions
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What-the-Dickens: The Story of... What-the-Dickens: The Story of a Rogue Tooth Fairy
by Gregory Maguire
avg rating 3.26 — 997 ratings — published 2007
8 editions
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Leaping Beauty: And Other Anim... Leaping Beauty: And Other Animal Fairy Tales
by Gregory Maguire
avg rating 3.34 — 223 ratings — published 2004
7 editions
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Wicked / Son of a Witch Wicked / Son of a Witch
by Gregory Maguire
avg rating 4.07 — 111 ratings — published 2006
3 editions
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The Dream Stealer The Dream Stealer
by Gregory Maguire
avg rating 3.75 — 102 ratings — published 1983
4 editions
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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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"Remember this: Nothing is written in the stars. Not these stars, nor any others. No one controls your destiny."
Gregory Maguire (Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West)
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"Happy endings are still endings."
Gregory Maguire (Son of a Witch: A Novel)
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