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"Gregory Maguire returns with an inventive novel inspired by a timeless holiday legend, intertwining the story of the famous Nutcracker with the life of the mysterious toy maker named Drosselmeier who carves him."--Amazon.com.

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Main Author: Maguire, Gregory (Author)
Other Authors: Hoffmann, E. T. A. (Ernst Theodor Amadeus), 1776-1822
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: New York, N.Y. : William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, 2017.
Edition:First edition.
Subjects:
Fairy tales > Adaptations.
Adaptations.
Fantasy fiction.
Christmas fiction.
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Summary:"Gregory Maguire returns with an inventive novel inspired by a timeless holiday legend, intertwining the story of the famous Nutcracker with the life of the mysterious toy maker named Drosselmeier who carves him."--Amazon.com.
Physical Description:xi, 287 pages ; 25 cm
ISBN:9780062684387
0062684388
Author Notes:Gregory Maguire was born June 9, 1954 in Albany, New York. He received a B.A. from the State University of New York at Albany and a Ph.D. in English and American literature from Tufts University. He is a founder and co-director of Children's Literature New England, Incorporated, a non-profit educational charity established in 1987.

He writes for both adults and children. His first book, The Lighting Time, was published in 1978. His adult works include Wicked, Confessions of and Ugly Stepsister, Lost, Mirror Mirror, Son of a Witch, and A Lion Among Men. The Broadway play Wicked is based on his book of the same title. His children's books include the picture book Crabby Cratchitt, the novel The Good Liar, and the Hamlet Chronicles series.

(Bowker Author Biography)

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