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McMorrow, T. E.

The Nutcracker in Harlem

32 pp. | HarperCollins/Harper | September, 2017 | Trade ISBN 978-0-06-117598-5 $17.99 | Library ISBN 978-0-06-117599-2 $18.89
(2) K-3 Illustrated by James Ransome. McMorrow's atmospheric Nutcracker re-visioning is set during the Harlem Renaissance. Marie receives a drummer boy nutcracker at a Christmas party where she feels everyone else has musical talent; she finds her own voice through a dream (or is it?) in which her drumming halts a mouse battle. Ransome's watercolors, with rich dark blues and reds, ably transition from bustling party scenes to Marie's exciting dream world.
Reviewer: Shoshana Flax | Horn Book Magazine Issue: November, 2017

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