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RUMP: THE TRUE STORY OF RUMPELSTILTSKIN by Liesl Shurtliff
Published: 4/9/13
Published by: Alfred A. Knopf Books for Young Readers
I am forever looking for good middle grade books. And I know a few other #nerdybookclub friends who are always on the hunt for MG, too. So when a few of my friends were on Twitter last weekend tweeting about RUMP: THE TRUE STORY OF RUMPELSTILTSKIN, I knew I needed to read it for myself. I got a copy and immediately started reading. And, immediately, I was hooked. I read it in one day! (An early summer #bookaday!)
The story grabbed me from the very beginning. Rump lives in The Village, by The Mountain, and in The Kingdom. His mother died right after he was born, and she did so before saying his entire name. So for the entirety of his very short life, he's been known to all as Rump, and he's teased about it often. Raised by his poor grandmother and under the oppressive rule of King Barf, Rump has lived a hard life. But he knows there's more to his mother's story, and when he discovers some magic, he sets out on a journey to learn more about his mother's past and his destiny and save himself from an inescapable dilemma.
Rump is the backstory to a fairy tale, and with interesting characters such as pixies, trolls, and gnomes, reading this story is one fantastic adventure! It is a page-turner, exciting and suspenseful, and even though you might know the fairy tale, this book will make you feel like you are hearing it all for the first time.
Have you read this book?
Published by: Alfred A. Knopf Books for Young Readers
I am forever looking for good middle grade books. And I know a few other #nerdybookclub friends who are always on the hunt for MG, too. So when a few of my friends were on Twitter last weekend tweeting about RUMP: THE TRUE STORY OF RUMPELSTILTSKIN, I knew I needed to read it for myself. I got a copy and immediately started reading. And, immediately, I was hooked. I read it in one day! (An early summer #bookaday!)
The story grabbed me from the very beginning. Rump lives in The Village, by The Mountain, and in The Kingdom. His mother died right after he was born, and she did so before saying his entire name. So for the entirety of his very short life, he's been known to all as Rump, and he's teased about it often. Raised by his poor grandmother and under the oppressive rule of King Barf, Rump has lived a hard life. But he knows there's more to his mother's story, and when he discovers some magic, he sets out on a journey to learn more about his mother's past and his destiny and save himself from an inescapable dilemma.
Rump is the backstory to a fairy tale, and with interesting characters such as pixies, trolls, and gnomes, reading this story is one fantastic adventure! It is a page-turner, exciting and suspenseful, and even though you might know the fairy tale, this book will make you feel like you are hearing it all for the first time.
Have you read this book?