Forsyth Reads Together
featuring Wicked: The Life and Time of the Wicked Witch of the West
by Gregory Maguire

 
Forsyth Reads Together is a county-wide annual event that encourages the entire community to read, discuss, and participate in programs associated with the same book. This year's selection is Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West by Gregory Maguire.
 
An Evening with Gregory Maguire
Thursday, March 8, 2018 at 7:00 p.m.

Forsyth Conference Center
3410 Ronald Reagan Blvd.
Cumming, Georgia 30041

Mr. Maguire will speak at 7:00 p.m. about 
Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West. He will follow his author talk with a book signing.

Register here to attend!

An Evening with Gregory Maguire is sponsored by Forsyth County Public Library, FCPL Friends & Advocates, The Forsyth County Arts Alliance Fund at the Forsyth County Community Foundation, and BookLogix.
About the Book
Wicked : the life and times of the wicked witch of the West
by Gregory Maguire

Set in an Oz where a morose Wizard battles suicidal thoughts, the story of the green-skinned Elphaba, otherwise known as the Wicked Witch of the West, profiles her as an animal rights activist striving to avenge her dear sister's death. 
Praise for Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West 
"Maguire combines puckish humor and bracing pessimism in this fantastical meditation on good and evil, God and free will, which should, despite being far removed in spirit from the Baum books, captivate devotees of fantasy."
Publishers Weekly
 
"Her journey along this road is a captivating, funny, and perceptive look at destiny, personal responsibility, and the not-always-clashing beliefs of faith and magic. Save a place on the shelf between Alice and The Hobbit—that spot is well deserved."
Kirkus Reviews
 
"The book has both idealism and cynicism in its discussion of social, religious, educational, and political issues present in Oz, and, more pointedly, present in our day and time...It is for good readers who like satire, and love exceedingly imaginative and clever fantasy."
School Library Journal
 
"Gregory Maguire's Wicked falls into a fascinating sub-genre of novels that revisit well-known stories as much in the spirit of criticism as homage. Maguire...makes sense of Baum's whims, creating a credible Oz for grown-ups, with religion, politics, racial tensions, an economy, mythology, humour...As moving and tragic as it is refreshing and scurrilous..."
The Independent
Other Forsyth Reads Together Programs
Book Discussions
Join us to discuss by Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West
by Gregory Maguire.
 
Thursday, March 1 at 2:00 p.m.
Cumming Library
 
Wednesday, March 28 at 10:30 a.m.
Sharon Forks Library
Forsyth Reads Together Celebration
Presented by Forsyth County Schools, Humane Society of Forsyth County, Makerspace Forsyth, and Forsyth County Public Library
 
Thursday, March 1
Drop in from 5:30 to 7:00 p.m.
Forsyth Central High School Cafeteria
131 Elm Street, Cumming
 
Families can enjoy presentations of student work, read aloud with furry friends from the HSFC Humane Hearts Pet Therapy program in the Toto and Friends Reading Lounge, enjoy an Oz-themed LED shadow box Makerspace activity and other crafts, and a puppet show!
 
Plus, enter to win four All-Inclusive Tickets to the Center for Puppetry Arts to enjoy one Family Series Performance, the  Create-a-Puppet Workshop, and Museum Exhibits.
 
Forsyth County Public Library
585 Dahlonega Street
Cumming, Georgia 30040
770-781-9840
www.forsythpl.org/