![]() ![]() Occasional captions guide readers through Marie’s experiences over several nights, while a secondary fairy tale arc-of the human Princess Pirlipat and revenge-obsessed mouse Lady Mouserinks-adds context to Marie’s story. Discovering a nutcracker beneath the tree, Marie fervently guards it, first from battle-minded Fritz, then, in a series of nightmarish clashes, from a terrifying Mouse King who appears to Marie after midnight. In Germany, Marie and Fritz Stahlbaum await Christmas Eve and their godfather Drosselmeier, a “mechanically minded” man who each year brings them handmade gifts. Andrewson renders an immersive re-imagining of the classic Christmas tale in 14 chapters. ![]()
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