Rump experiments with his magic, but soon find that a price comes with it. Then Rump discovers that he has inherited his mother's ability to spin straw into gold - something that his grandmother hid from him. Orphaned young Rump lives with his elderly grandmother and must work in mines to find gold like everyone else. In his town your name is your destiny - and his name is a joke. This story is about 12 year old Rump-who was only given half his name before his mother died. " Lighthearted and inventive, Rump amusingly expands a classic tale." -Brandon Mull, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Fablehaven. " A fresh riff on the Grimm Brothers' Rumpelstiltskin, told with wit from the impish point of view of the troublemaker himself." - People 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. The odds are against him, but with courage and friendship-and a cheeky sense of humor-he just might triumph in the end.Ī 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. To break the spell, Rump must go on a perilous quest, fighting off pixies, trolls, poison apples, and a wickedly foolish queen. With each thread he spins, he weaves himself deeper into a curse. His best friend, Red Riding Hood, warns him that magic is dangerous, and she’s right. Rump discovers he has a gift for spinning straw into gold. 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.
New York Times Bestselling author Liesl Shurtliff "spins words into gold. This funny fractured fairy tale goes behind the scenes of Rumpelstiltskin.
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