I read this book to myself last year but cannot find the blog entry!
Rump lives with his grandmother in The Village and mines for gold in The Mountain.
Rump despises his name and endures merciless taunts and treatments as a result. Where Rump lives, your name is your destiny. Having "Rump" for a name is not a promising destiny!!
Rump then discovers that like his deceased mother he can spin straw into gold. This talent, however, is deep magic and does not bring the happiness and relief he predicted it would.
So he sets off to find his mother's people and to try to change his destiny.
Very exciting adventure with pixies, trolls, and lots of magic!
Recommend reading this book before Jack since some of the characters overlap and the whole story will make more sense.
Looking forward to reading Red The True Story of Red Riding Hood in 2016.
We will be purchasing this book.
*Highly recommend.
Points to discuss/warnings: magic, Rump's aunts are witches
Guided Reading Level: T (4th grade)
Grade Level Equivalent: 4.4
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