{"product_id":"the-nutcracker-mice-kristin-kladstrup-9781536215762","title":"The Nutcracker Mice","description":"\u003cb\u003eA young mouse must save her production of \u003ci\u003eThe Nutcracker\u003c\/i\u003e in a charming holiday tale from the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Gingerbread Pirates\u003c\/i\u003e and the illustrator of A Series of Unfortunate Events.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHidden in Saint Petersburg's famed Mariinsky Theater are the world's tiniest ballet fans: the Mariinsky mice, including Esmeralda, a rising dancer in the Russian Mouse Ballet Company. Despite being unable to control her tail, Esmeralda has just been assigned the lead role of Clara in a ballet debuting at Christmas: \u003ci\u003eThe Nutcracker. \u003c\/i\u003eBut when she learns that the new ballet features mice as villains, her excitement turns to horror: the mice of Saint Petersburg will never come to see such a production. Meanwhile, nine-year-old Irina is convinced that the mice she's seen in the Mariinsky -- the mice her father, the custodian, is supposed to exterminate -- are not only fans of the ballet, but dancers themselves. No one will believe her, so it falls to Irina to help save the mice everyone else considers vermin . . . and perhaps to help Esmeralda ensure the future of the mouse company. Sweet and inventive, Kristin Kladstrup's ballet fantasy features artwork by beloved illustrator Brett Helquist, old-fashioned drama, and just a touch of holiday magic.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Kristin Kladstrup\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1536215767\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781536215762\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Candlewick Press (MA)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/08\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 336\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.75lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.90h x 6.00w x 0.90d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/b\u003e 5.1\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/b\u003e 6\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/b\u003e Middle Grade\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eQuiz #\/Name: \u003c\/b\u003e191929 \/ Nutcracker Mice\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Kristin Kladstrup","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44045391659263,"sku":"9781536215762","price":8.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_d6e3b7a3-a090-42b4-a875-aef3a4e7024b.jpg?v=1684978471","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-nutcracker-mice-kristin-kladstrup-9781536215762","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}