Elphie A Wicked Childhood Elin Kelsey She is the left-brained scientist

She is the left-brained scientist to her twin sisters' right-brained artistic chaos

and to restore the tender

And most awesome of all

it seems like there are certain acceptable ways to be a girl or a boy

Elphie A Wicked Childhood Elin Kelsey She is the left-brained scientistBy: Gregory Maguire Published by HarperCollins Publishers, 2026 03 03 New York Times Bestseller What happened to young Elphaba before her witchy powers took hold in Wicked? Almost 30 years after the publication of the original novel, for the first time Gregory Maguire reveals the story of prickly young Elphie, the future Wicked Witch of the West setting the stage for the blockbuster international phenomenon that is Wicked: The Musical and the Wicked