Rump : the true story of Rumpelstiltskin / Liesl Shurtliff.
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TextPublication details: New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2013.Edition: 1st edDescription: 264 p. ; 22 cmISBN: - 0307977935 (trade)
- 0307977943 (lib. bdg.)
- 0307977951 (ebook)
- 030797796X (pbk.)
- 9780307977939 (trade)
- 9780307977946 (lib. bdg.)
- 9780307977953 (ebook)
- 9780307977960 (pbk.)
| Item type | Home library | Collection | Call number | Materials specified | Vol info | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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Children's Book
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Main Library | Children's Science Fiction/Fantasy | Shurtlif Lie | FT1 | Checked out | 06/01/2024 | 33111007126747 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
This funny fractured fairy tale goes behind the scenes of Rumpelstiltskin. New York Times Bestselling author Liesl Shurtliff "spins words into gold [Kirby Larson, Newbery Honor winner]."
In a magic kingdom where your name is your destiny, 12-year-old Rump is the butt of everyone's joke. But when he finds an old spinning wheel, his luck seems to change. Rump discovers he has a gift for spinning straw into gold. His best friend, Red Riding Hood, warns him that magic is dangerous, and she's right. With each thread he spins, he weaves himself deeper into a curse.
To break the spell, Rump must go on a perilous quest, fighting off pixies, trolls, poison apples, and a wickedly foolish queen. The odds are against him, but with courage and friendship--and a cheeky sense of humor--he just might triumph in the end.
A Texas Bluebonnet finalist and winner of the ILA award for middle grade fiction, Rump is perfect for fans of Gail Carson Levine's Ella Enchanted or Adam Gidwitz's A Tale Dark and Grimm . And don't miss Liesl Shurtliff's other fairy tale retellings: Jack: The True Story of Jack and the Beanstalk and Red: The True Story of Red Riding Hood .
" A fresh riff on the Grimm Brothers' Rumpelstiltskin , told with wit from the impish point of view of the troublemaker himself. " -- People
" Lighthearted and inventive , Rump amusingly expands a classic tale." --Brandon Mull, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Fablehaven.
Relates the tale of Rumpelstiltskin's childhood and youth, explaining why his name is so important, how he is able to spin straw into gold, and why a first-born child is his reward for helping the miller's daughter-turned-queen.