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' - People ' 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. 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 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. The odds are against him, but with courage and friendship-and a cheeky sense of humor-he just might triumph in the end.

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. But when he finds an old spinning wheel, his luck seems to change. 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. This funny fractured fairy tale goes behind the scenes of Rumpelstiltskin.

Rump the fairly true tale of rumpelstiltskin