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Sources of quotes at beginning of each section are from an edition of the Nutcracker fairy tale by E. T. A. Hoffman: Hoffman, E. T. A. (1984). Nutcracker. (Ralph Manheim, Trans.) New York, NY: Crown. (Original work published in 1816.)
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Legrand, Claire, 1986–
Winterspell / Claire Legrand.—First edition.
pages cm
Summary: To find her abducted father and keep her sister safe from the lecherous politicians of 1899 New York City, seventeen-year-old Clara must journey to the wintry kingdom of Cane, where Anise, queen of the faeries, has ousted the royal family in favor of her own totalitarian, anti-human regime.
ISBN 978-1-4424-6598-5 (hardcover)
ISBN 978-1-4424-6600-5 (eBook)
[1. Magic—Fiction. 2. Fairies—Fiction.] I. Title.
PZ7.L521297Wi 2014
[Fic]—dc23
2013019385