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Gold Spun

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If Nor can't spin gold, she can always spin lies.

When seventeen-year-old Nor rescues a captured faerie in the woods, he gifts her with a magical golden thread she can use to summon him for a favor. Instead, Nor uses it for a con—to convince villagers to buy straw that can be transformed into gold. Her trick works a little too well, attracting the suspicion of Prince Casper, who hates nobody more than a liar. Intent on punishing Nor, he demands that she spin a room of straw into gold and as her reward, he will marry her. Should she refuse or fail, the consequences will be dire. Desperate for help, Nor summons the faerie's aid, launching a complicated dance as she must navigate between her growing feelings for both the prince and faerie boy and who she herself wishes to become.

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    • School Library Journal

      May 1, 2021

      Gr 7 Up-Nor Moln�r has always done whatever it takes for her family to survive and has become an adept con artist in the process. Finding herself in possession of a thread of pure gold from a faerie, she develops her best plan yet: Convince the people of a local village she can spin straw into gold. When Prince Casper happens upon her scheme, he attempts to call out her trickery by bringing her to the palace and ordering her to transform the remaining straw for the kingdom. Confronted with precarious odds and a marriage proposal, Nor must continue to spin her lies or face the consequences. June shines in this retelling of "Rumpelstiltskin," giving the perspective of the miller's daughter from the traditional fairytale. There is an emphasis throughout on the cautionary tale that everything comes with a price, as characters navigate through their choices. Nor is a strong, albeit flawed, protagonist who readers will invest in. The supplemental characters are equally captivating and their individual stories weave together a page-turning journey. VERDICT An enchanting retelling with memorable characters that will appeal to a broad range of fantasy readers. A strong choice.-Aliza Mangefrida, Honeoye-Falls Lima Central Sch. Dist., Rochester, NY

      Copyright 2021 School Library Journal, LLC Used with permission.

    • Kirkus

      March 1, 2021
      A con job goes awry in this retelling of "Rumplestiltskin." Elenora "Nor" Moln�r is a grifter, pulling small sleights of hand and chicanery to keep herself and her three brothers, Finn, Devon, and Jacobie, fed. Orphaned by the Southern War between Reynallis and Faradisia, they've led a hard-luck life. When Nor's unexpected rescue of Pel, an errant faerie, brings her a rich reward, it also attracts the unwanted scrutiny of heir apparent Prince Casper. Recently returned to Reynallis and unprepared to assume kingship, Casper needs a way to replenish the royal treasury in preparation for war against the raiding fay of Magnomel. First a prisoner, then an eager pupil, Nor adjusts to life at court--defeating mean girls, learning etiquette, falling for Casper--while also trying to keep her relationship with Pel a secret. The setting is vaguely pre-industrial European, the era anywhere between the 16th and early 19th centuries, and most characters read as White, although the Faradisians have dark skin. The protagonist is caught in a trite love triangle while same-sex love among secondary characters is presented as a politically, rather than socially, fraught issue. Readers seeking a fresh take on fairy tales deserve better than this generic retread. A lackluster spin on a familiar fairy tale. (Fantasy. 12-18)

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  • Lexile® Measure:800
  • Text Difficulty:3-4

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