The Rumpelstiltskin Problem by Vivian Vande Velde

The Rumpelstiltskin Problem by Vivian Vande Velde

Have you ever wondered just what was going on when that odd little man with the long name stepped up and volunteered to spin straw into gold for the miller's daughter? If you stop and think about it, there are some very peculiar components to the story.

Vivian Vande Velde has wondered too, and she's come up with these six alternative versions of the old legend. A bevy of miller's daughters confront their perilous situation in very different ways--sometimes comic, sometimes scary, always unexpected.

This collection of witty and twisted fairy tales includes:

• Fractured Fairy Tales: Six brilliant new takes on the classic legend where the heroes might be villains, the miller's daughter might be the one with a plan, and Rumpelstiltskin might not be who you think.
• Witty Humor: Hilarious, scary, and romantic stories that finally answer all the logical questions the original tale ignores, like 'If she can spin straw into gold, why is her father still a poor miller?'
• Clever Heroines: Meet a variety of miller's daughters--from a quick-thinking girl who teams up with an elf, to a conniving social climber a young king must outsmart.
• Unexpected Twists: Discover what happens when Rumpelstiltskin is a troll with a taste for babies, a lonely witch who just wants a child to love, or even the miller himself!

Vivian Vande Velde is the author of numerous fantasy and speculative-fiction novels for children and teenagers, many of which were ALA Best Books for Young Adults. She won the Edgar Award for Never Trust a Dead Man, which was also named a School Library Journal Best Book of the Year. She lives in Rochester, New York. Visit vivianvandevelde.com.

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ISBN 13	9780544104860
ISBN 10	0544104862
Title	The Rumpelstiltskin Problem
Author	Vivian Vande Velde
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company
Year published	2013-11-19
Number of pages	128
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