WICKED Novel Among Books Banned From Utah Public Schools
Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West, the novel by Gregory Maguire that inspired the long-running Broadway musical and film franchise, has been banned from Utah public schools by the Utah State Board of Education. The decision, made January 5, places Wicked among three titles newly removed from schools statewide, alongside Nineteen Minutes by Jodi Picoult and The Perks of Being a Wallflower by S…