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Bunce, Elizabeth C.

A Curse Dark as Gold

395 pp. | Scholastic/Levine | March, 2008 | Trade ISBN 978-0-439-89576-7 $17.99
(2) YA In this innovative interpretation of Rumpelstiltskin, Charlotte and her sister are struggling to keep the family mill solvent when a stranger with the ability to spin straw into gold appears. The pastoral fairy-tale setting gains traction in the gritty details of small-town life. The sisters are defined by fierce loyalty, pride, and determination, and the villains are rendered with nuance.
Reviewer: Claire E. Gross | Horn Book Magazine Issue: March, 2008

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