This book is part of a book series called Hamlet Chronicles .

This book has been graded for interest at 8-12 years.

There are 240 pages in this book. This book was published 2005 by HarperCollins .

Gregory Maguire is the author of Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West, which was made into a hit musical. He is also America's premier interpreter of the fairy-tale world. He lives with his family in Boston, US.