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Smith, Sherri L.

The Toymaker's Apprentice

392 pp. | Putnam | October, 2015 | Trade ISBN 978-0-399-25295-2 $16.99
(3) 4-6 Illustrated by Sarah Watts. Stefan Drosselmeyer, a clockmaker's apprentice, builds clockwork jaws to crack the special nut needed to restore the princess of Boldavia after an enchanted rat bite. When the rat bites him, Stefan must take part in the ensuing rat/human war as an enchanted nutcracker. Smith's energetic tale takes off in unexpected directions within the framework of its inspiration, The Nutcracker.
Reviewer: Anita L. Burkam

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