70 pages • 2 hours read
Rump: The True Story of Rumpelstiltskin
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Summary and Study Guide
Overview
Published in 2013, Liesl Shurtliff’s Rump: The (Fairly) True Tale of Rumpelstiltskin is a middle-grade fantasy novel that reinterprets the classic fairy tale. Twelve-year-old Rump lives in a magical kingdom where people’s names determine their destinies, and his name does not seem auspicious. His luck seems to change when he discovers that he can spin straw into gold, but Rump soon realizes that he is spinning himself deeper into a curse. To break the curse, he must embark on a dangerous quest to find his true name. The novel won the IRA Children’s Book Award (2014), the Judy Lopez Memorial Award Honor (2014), and the Arizona Grand Canyon Reader Award (2017) and explores themes of fate, friendship, and courage.
Citations in this study guide refer to the eBook edition released by Random House Children’s Books in 2018.
Plot Summary
In a magical world where names determine people’s destinies, Rump is the butt of everyone’s jokes. His mother died before she could say his full name, and his grandmother raised him in the Village on the Mountain. Rump spends his 12th birthday toiling in vain in the gold mines. When the miller’s sons bully him, a girl named Unlock all 70 pages of this Study Guide Plus, gain access to 8,900+ more expert-written Study Guides. Including features:
