"My Kid Wants to Read Wicked, What Do I Give Them?"Like this list

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• The Wizard of Oz

  Baum, Frank Joslyn, 1883-1958

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  If you haven't read the Wizard of Oz yet, you should give it a go.

• Defying Gravity

  the Illustrated Lyrics

  Schwartz, Stephen,

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  The perfect picture book for "Wicked" fans of all ages!

• Who Is Cynthia Erivo?

  Hubbard, Crystal,

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  For the non-fiction fans who want some background on the stars.

• Who Is Ariana Grande?

  Anderson, Kirsten,

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  For the non-fiction fans who want some background on the stars.

• Frozen

  Saxon, Victoria,

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  If your kid loved Wicked, they probably also love Frozen- they share themes of female friendship, a lead with a complicated relationship with magic, and the roles of Elsa and Elphaba were originated by the same actress and share some similarities.

• The School for Good and Evil

  Chainani, Soman,

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  The start of a children's chapter book series about a magical school where there are claims of good and evil being clear cut, but are the good people really good, and are the evil people really bad?

• Toto

  the Dog-gone Amazing Story of the Wizard of Oz

  Morpurgo, Michael,

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  A chapter book for young readers telling the story of the Wizard of Oz from a different unique perspective- Dorothy's dog Toto.

• Can You Survive the Wonderful Wizard of Oz?

  a Choose Your Path Book

  Jacobson, Ryan,

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  An interactive take on the original Oz story.

• Cheshire Crossing

  Weir, Andy,

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  A teen graphic novel that started as a Webtoon, Cheshire Crossing follows Wendy Darling (Peter Pan), Dorothy Gale, and Alice Liddell (Alice in Wonderland) through their adventures at an English boarding school/research facility where they are the…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Dorothy Must Die

  Paige, Danielle (Novelist)

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  Described to the School Library Journal as "Gory, Grim, and Fast Paced", "Dorothy Must Die" is a gritty retelling of the Wizard of Oz with a teen audience in mind.

• Spelled

  Schow, Betsy, 1981-

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  A sweet YA novel with influences from other fairy tales as well as Oz.

• Tin Man

  Madson, Justin,

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  A modern day story following teenagers in a small town after they meet the Tin Man of Oz. Perfect for readers who want a book about feeling like you don't belong somewhere.

• Escaping Mr. Rochester

  McKinney, L. L. (Leatrice L.),

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  A YA retelling of "Jane Eyre" that gives voice to a misunderstood character (the woman locked in the attic) and focuses on a reimagined relationship between two women.

• Sea Witch

  Henning, Sarah,

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  A YA origin story of the villain in "The Little Mermaid" (The Hans Christian Anderson one, not the Disney one). A story of friendship and villainy.

• Heartless

  Meyer, Marissa,

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  Set in the world of "Alice in Wonderland", "Heartless" is a YA book with a sympathetic look at the Queen of Hearts.

• Wicked

  the Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West

  Maguire, Gregory,

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  You know your kids and yourself best, and if you're ready for the original book, you can put it on hold here.