The Nutcracker in HarlemA Bank Street College of Education Best Children's Book of the Year! This jazz inspired reinvention of The Nutcracker is a worthy tribute to the dreamlike wonder and magic of the Christmas season. In this original retelling, set in New York City during the height of the Harlem Renaissance, one little girl finds her voice as a musician thanks to her enchanting adventures with a magical toy. This quintessential holiday tale is brought to vivid life by

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respected clinician

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exploring the tensions that arise from conflicting demands of conscience and authority

Deborah Beck Busis

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Ben is obsessed with Harry Potter

78 Unique Archetype Cards: Circular cards rendered in Kim Krans’s distinctive style—part ink

Intertwined Stories: Follows two pairs of girls—orphans Naomi and Lizzie in America

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