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Book Club: Wicked by Gregory Maguire

A stack of books with eyeglasses.

Date(s):

Monday, July 21, 2025

Time:

6:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.

Type:

Online

Audience:

Category:

Language:

English

Description:

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 the natural disasters of flood and famine. Still, Elphaba is smart, and by the time she enters Shiz University, she becomes a member of a charmed circle of Oz’s most promising young citizens.

But Elphaba’s Oz is no utopia. The Wizard’s secret police are everywhere. 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 and risking her single chance at romance. Ever wiser in guilt and sorrow, she can be grateful when the world declares her a witch. And she can even make herself glad for that young girl from Kansas.

Please email shrmno@lapl.org for the Zoom link.

 

For ADA accommodations, call (213) 228-7430 at least 72 hours prior to the event.

Para ajustes razonables según la ley de ADA, llama al (213) 228-7430 al menos 72 horas antes del evento.

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