An Ozian bildungsroman, it relates how the infant Elphie, all verdant potential, develops into the morally precocious yet emotionally guarded adolescent Elphaba. Grab a Copy.

For fans, like me, looking to fill their “Wicked” obsession, “Elphie,” the fifth book in the Wicked Years series, provides the perfect escape into the world of Oz, with a new look at ...

“Elphie’s no different than any other child.” However, it was all rewritten for the new novel. Read more: ‘Wicked’ mastermind to make a rare Cambridge visit as the franchise grows — again ...

Elphie: A Wicked Childhood is certainly worth reading for diehard fans of the series (like myself), but the Elphaba prequel struggles because it doesn't really know where it belongs — which is ...

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Elphaba Thropp is best known as the all-singing, all-dancing, not-always-wicked Witch of the West in the musical adaptation of Gregory Maguire’s novel “Wicked” (1995). Those familiar only ...

Elphie was born green, with razor-sharp teeth, which established her as an elemental being closer to nature than civilization. She is around three at the novel’s outset and has shed her bestial ...

For fans, like me, looking to fill their “Wicked” obsession, “Elphie,” the fifth book in the Wicked Years series, provides the perfect escape into the world of Oz, with a new look at ...

Instead, "Elphie" serves as a psychological backstory to understand Elphaba's character, explaining what made her one of the most iconic witched in literacy, theater and film.

Instead, “Elphie” serves as a psychological backstory to understand Elphaba’s character, explaining what made her one of the most iconic witched in literacy, theater and film.