This document introduces Gregory Maguire's novel The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West, which provides an alternative perspective on the classic story from The Wizard of Oz by suggesting the Wicked Witch of the West may not have been as wicked as portrayed and was possibly misunderstood. It questions whether Dorothy and others in the original story made mistakes in their judgments and suggests there could be more to the motivations and backstories of characters like the Wicked Witch and Glenda than initially presented. The document prompts readers to consider the Wicked Witch's perspective and backstory by raising open-ended questions about events and characters in L. Frank Baum's original The Wizard of Oz story.