" Red is the most wonder-filled fairy tale of them all!” - Chris Grabenstein, New York Times Bestselling author of Escape from Mr.
Liesl Shurtliff weaves a spellbinding tale, shining the spotlight on a beloved character from her award-winning debut, Rump. And one of them just might have the magical solution Red is looking for. All the while, Red and Goldie are followed by a wolf and a huntsman-two mortal enemies who seek the girls’ help to defeat each other. Her journey takes her through dwarves’ caverns to a haunted well and a beast’s castle. With the help of a blond, porridge-sampling nuisance called Goldie, Red goes on a quest to cure Granny. But when Red’s granny falls ill, it seems that only magic can save her, and fearless Red is forced to confront her one weakness. 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.From the New York Times bestselling author of RUMP, comes a spellbinding fairy tale featuring a brave heroine, a wild wolf, plenty of magical misadventures, and more! Red is not afraid of the big bad wolf. She’s not afraid of anything. 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.
” In a magic kingdom where your name is your destiny, 12-year-old Rump is the butt of everyone’s joke. 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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