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. 'The story moves at a fast pace and deftly balances lighthearted humor with emotional weight.a sure hit for Shurtliff's fans.This funny fractured fairy tale goes behind the scenes of Rumpelstiltskin. Sure to be a hit with fantasy fans looking for comedy.' - Booklist ' A hilarious reimagining of its origin story with a wonderfully detailed world and interesting twists on classic characters. Sure to please fans of reimagined fairy tales.' - Kirkus Lovable Borlen's grumpy first-person narration explores themes of belonging, friendship, and doing the right thing. excels at turning familiar worlds on their heads. 'Liesl Shurtliff writes the perfect middle-grade page-turners that fourth graders can gobble down on the plane, train, and automobile trips ahead this summer. As if that wasn't stressful enough, the queen keeps bugging him for updates through her magic mirror! He'll have to dig deep to find a way out of this pickle, and that's enough to make any dwarf Grumpy indeed.

He's bound by magic to help the queen, but also to protect Snow White. When the queen commands him to carry out a horrible task against her stepdaughter Snow White, Grump is in over his head. But as time goes on, Grump starts to suspect that Queen E.V.I.L. Queen Elfrieda Veronika Ingrid Lenore (E.V.I.L.) is the best friend Grump always wanted, feeding him all the rubies he can eat and allowing him to rule at her side in exchange for magic and information. From the New York Times bestselling author of Rump, comes the true story behind another unlikely hero: a grumpy dwarf who gets tangled up in Snow White's feud with the wicked queen.Įver since he was a dwarfling, Borlen (nicknamed 'Grump') has dreamed of visiting The Surface, so when opportunity knocks, he leaves his cavern home behind.Īt first, life aboveground is a dream come true.

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