This month's book: Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West by Gregory Maguire

This month's DVD:  Wicked: Part 1

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, even if it means risking her single chance at romance. Ever wiser in guilt and sorrow, she can find herself grateful when the world declares her a witch. And she can make herself glad for that young girl from Kansas.

Read the book, watch the movie, then join us in the Activity Room on the 3rd floor to discuss!
Copies of the book and film are available for request via CLEVNET.
In addition, several copies of the book and film will be available for pickup at Morley Library's checkout desk.

For more information, call Morley Library's Adult and Teen Services Department at (440) 352-3383.