In The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe, the first book in the Chronicles of Narnia series, siblings Peter, Susan, Edmund, and Lucy are transported to the fantasy world of Narnia through a magical wardrobe. Once there, they find themselves in a battle between good and evil, as the the wicked White Queen strives to keep the kingdom under her control. The siblings end up defeating the queen and become rulers of Narnia themselves. The book is an allegory, with the lion Aslan representing God and the Queen representing evil.
A Newberry Award-winning children's novel, The Witch of Blackbird Pond follows the story of 16-year-old Kit Tyler as her family immigrates from Barbados to Connecticut in the late 1600s. Her unusual customs, such as the ability to swim, and her refusal to conform make her an outcast among most in the strict Puritan society of her new home, with many accusing her of being a witch, but a few true friends allow Kit to find happiness at last as they help her prove her innocence.
Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West is the story of Elphaba, the title character and villain of L. Frank Baum's Oz series. It places the Witch in a new context and uses her life to explore the economic, ethical, and cultural world of Oz in the period before Dorothy's arrival from Earth. Elphaba's life is full of struggles and difficulties as she wrestles with the injustice of Oz. Eventually her life is taken in an accident caused by Dorothy.