The characters were Rump, Red, Opel, King Barf, and The Miller. Rump's mother died and he lived with his grandma. Then she died and he went to live with his aunt's. He can also spin straw into gold.
Rump: The True Story of Rumpelstiltskin
By Liesl Shurtliff
| Interest Level | Reading Level | Reading A-Z | ATOS | Word Count |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grades 4 - 8 | Grades 3 - 5 | S | 4.4 | 61156 |
This funny fractured fairy tale goes behind the scenes of Rumpelstiltskin. 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. But when he finds an old spinning wheel, his luck seems to change. Rump discovers he has a gift for spinning straw into gold. His best friend, Red Riding Hood, warns him that magic is dangerous, and she’s right. With each thread he spins, he weaves himself deeper into a curse.
To break the spell, Rump must go on a perilous quest, fighting off pixies, trolls, poison apples, and a wickedly foolish queen. The odds are against him, but with courage and friendship—and a cheeky sense of humor—he just might triumph in the end.
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. 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 fresh riff on the Grimm Brothers' Rumpelstiltskin, told with wit from the impish point of view of the troublemaker himself." —People
"Lighthearted and inventive, Rump amusingly expands a classic tale." —Brandon Mull, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Fablehaven.
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. Rump discovers he has a gift for spinning straw into gold. His best friend, Red Riding Hood, warns him that magic is dangerous, and she’s right. With each thread he spins, he weaves himself deeper into a curse.
To break the spell, Rump must go on a perilous quest, fighting off pixies, trolls, poison apples, and a wickedly foolish queen. The odds are against him, but with courage and friendship—and a cheeky sense of humor—he just might triumph in the end.
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. 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 fresh riff on the Grimm Brothers' Rumpelstiltskin, told with wit from the impish point of view of the troublemaker himself." —People
"Lighthearted and inventive, Rump amusingly expands a classic tale." —Brandon Mull, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Fablehaven.
Publisher: Yearling
ISBN-13: 9780307977960
ISBN-10: 030797796X
Published on 4/22/2014
Binding: Paperback
Number of pages: 272
Book Reviews (107)
I really enjoy the story because it has adventure and Rump wasn't a villain after all he was just misunderstood. By the way the main characters are Rump,Red and Opal ( Opal is kinda a main character).
I thought it is funny how he called his king, King Barf.
This book was creative the way that they made the name be Rump and let him find his real name by going on an adventure.
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I liked Rump. The author didn't fracture it a lot. My favorite parts are when it says, "The Mountain, The Forest, The Kingdom."
Rump Not such a bad guy after all. Rump is a fictional book about the life of Rumpelstiltzkin. Rump was written by Liesl Shurtliff, this book is also a Rebecca Caudill book of 2016. I loved this book. This book was so intriguing because there is one side of Rump that we never knew about, and we get to see that side. There's also quite a bit of a dilemma’s, some family issues and magic in this book. I would rate this book 5 out of 5 stars. This book takes place in a place called village. Village is nearby the mountains, past yonder and beyond. There is a king and fairies and witches and trolls. But Rump is a young boy with no father mother and an old sick grandmother. He is made fun of his name because his mother never told anybody what his full name was and he can never remember what it was so he goes by Rump. He only has one friend (sorta) named Red. Red sticks up for him when he gets picked on but she's not necessarily nice to him either. Rump finds the only part of his mother left, her spinning wheel. Rumps grandmother warned him about magic and so did Red but he didn't listen. He is lost on a journey to find his destiny, his family members and to get untangled and all the magic he has cause. He's become powerless over all the greed and the magic that has taken over him. This book gave me chills, every time I would read it felt like I was right there next to him, running with him, hiding with him. This book is so well descriptive. In a part of the book he is sitting down eating “sludge” with trolls he describes their smell, their actions, and how loud they are, it's like I could smell them when I was reading. I also found his book interesting because when I saw the movie Shrek Forever After, and that movie Rumpelstiltskin is a mean greedy man, but when I read this book he was a nice young boy just looking to live life. This book really gave me a different perspective on Rumpelstiltskin. Liesl Shurtliff wrote two other books about the true story of fairytales. She wrote one about Jack in the beanstalk and she wrote one about red riding hood, but the red Riding hood book is not in stores yet. I have written 1 review before on Idogonews. This will be my second review. The type of reader that will enjoy this book would be ages 10+ because there is some strong vocabulary in this book.
In the book Rump, by Liesl Shurtliff, the a supposed backstory of Rumpelstiltskin is told. Rump, is a boy of 12 years old,who lives in poor village with his Grandmother. The village's main source of income is gold from the large mountain nearby, but the gold supply has been dwindling and the village miller, Oswald, has been withholding rations. In this universe, your name controls your destiny. Rump is teased for his name, it what nobody in the village except him and his grandmother know is that Rump's mother, only managed to tell his grandmother the first part of her name before she died. One day, Rump finds his mother's old spinning wheel in the woodpile, and makes an astonishing discovery. He can spin straw in to gold! Soon after he makes this discovery, Rump's grandmother dies, and he is forced to trade his gold for rations. After months of trading his gold for less than fair deals, the king of the entire land, King Bartholomew Archibald Reginald Fife comes to the village and demands to know who has been making the fine threads of gold. Rump knows that if the king finds out he is the one who's been making the gold thread, he'll be forced to spin for the rest of his life, so he gathers all his gold and goes to hide it. He almost succeeds, but he trips, and and a skein of gold falls out. The Miller sees the gold fall out of Rump's bundle, and tells the king it is his daughter, Opal, who is has spun the gold. The king takes Opal to the castle, and Rump follows, knowing that if Opal is gets caught she will be in big trouble. The author did a very nice job writing this book and I do recommend reading it.
I think it is magical and adventurous because they meet different creators.
I watch Once Upon A Time, so this would be good for me to read.