Mari Mancusi is a New York Times bestselling author of more than thirty sci-fi/fantasy books for kids, teens and adults and an Emmy Award-winning former television news producer. Her middle grade novel New Dragon City was included on the Texas Bluebonnet Award Master List. She also writes film tie-in books for Disney, including several Frozen novels and her latest, Nightmare Before Christmas Twisted Tale: Sally’s Lament. Mari is also a dance mom, world traveler, and video game enthusiast. She lives in Austin, Texas, with her husband and their teenage daughter.
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Sally's Lament: A Twisted Tale
Sally has mostly loved her creepy hometown of Halloween Town. But lately, she can't help but want something more. In a place full of the frightening, you'd think living in the shadows wouldn't feel so . . . isolating. She knows she could do so much more if she wasn't always stuck in the lab of her creator, Dr. Finkelstein. Soon Sally is surprised to learn that the Pumpkin King, Jack, is longing for a change of his own. Determined to find a solution for them both, Sally follows a vision that could be the key to changing their fates.
But the more time Sally spends in the strange, jolly land of Christmas Town, the more suspicious she grows of the seemingly idyllic winter wonderland. What is lurking behind those dancing sugar plums? And what exactly does it mean to be put on the Naughty List? Will Sally be able to save the best of both towns—before it's too late?
