Another novel you may be interested in is Wicked by Gregory Maguire based the it of the Wizard of Oz – the novel invites readers to look at the story from a different perspective and meet Elphaba, a green skinned girl who is going to grow up and become the Wicked Witch of the West. Filled with political allegories, this novel is a powerful parable of who and what controls Oz, and what society’s moral choices might be once the question is posed as to who is right and wrong.