Gregory Maguire

Gregory Maguire is an American author. He is the author of the novels ', Son of a Witch, Lost, Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister, and Mirror, Mirror for adults. In addition, he is also the author of many other books geared toward children. Maguire often uses existing literature as a basis for his writing, as he did in composing Wicked - the backstory to L. Frank Baum's The Wonderful Wizard of Oz. His novel Wicked was turned into a hit Broadway musical also entitled Wicked.

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American - Author - Son of a Witch - Lost - Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister - Mirror, Mirror - L. Frank Baum - The Wonderful Wizard of Oz - Broadway - Wicked

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He received his Ph.D. in English and American Literature from Tufts University. He has three adopted children and is married to painter Andy Newman. Maguire is also a founder and codirector of Children's Literature New England, Inc. which was established in 1987 and is also a contributor to Am I Blue?: Coming Out From the Silence, a collection of short stories for gay and lesbian teenagers.

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Tufts University - Painter - Andy Newman - 1987 - Gay - Lesbian

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A sequel to Wicked, entitled Son of a Witch, was released in October of 2005.

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Son of a Witch - 2005

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