Nutcracked
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- $8.99
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- $8.99
Publisher Description
Give the gift of ballet and magic this Christmas with an original take on The Nutcracker ballet!
Georgie has waited for this moment her whole life--to dance the part of Clara in The Nutcracker ballet. And when she finally gets the part, it's like a dream come true. . . .
Literally.
Every time Georgie dances with the Nutcracker doll, she leaves the ballet studio and enters a world where everything around her-the old wooden furniture, the Christmas tree, the carefully wrapped presents-is larger than life. It's so magical, Georgie can't wait to return again and again.
Then the Nutcracker's magic seeps into the real world, putting Georgie's friend in danger. Everything is falling apart, and it's almost Christmas! Can Georgie save her friend, the Nutcracker, and most of all, herself?
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Adrian (Tunnel Vision) further blurs the line between reality and fantasy in The Nutcracker,developing a backstory for the enmity between the Mouse King and the Nutcracker. After Georgie Reynolds wins the role of Clara in her town's annual production of the ballet, she is magically transported to Drosselmeyer's toy workshop whenever she dances while holding the production's heirloom nutcracker during rehearsals. There, she meets a living version of the Nutcracker, who asks Georgie for her help. Repeated eerie visits to this obscure realm make for a somewhat slow buildup to the finale, but the electric showdown is worth the wait. Georgie's real-world interactions with family and friends (her grandfather recently had a stroke, and Georgie is trying to repair a rift with her best friend Kaitlyn, who also wanted to play Clara) add warmth and depth to this atmospheric interpretation. Ages 8 12.)
