Soon enough the truth will come to light and Charlotte will have to find a way to right the wrongs of the past … and there is far more than the Mill at stake. When a strange man calling himself Jack Spinner appears and offers to help them get out of debt in exchange for only her mother’s inexpensive ring, she thinks it might be too good to be true - but she’s out of options. Premeditated Myrtle is her first book for middle-grade readers. She lives in Kansas City with her husband and their cats. Morris Award for a debut work written for young adults, for A Curse Dark as Gold. As the book was one of my top 10 reads of 2008, StarCrossed was a long time coming Review: Digger is a master forger and sneak thief, and she never gets caught. She was the inaugural winner of the ALAs William C. Bunces first novel, A Curse Dark As Gold, won the ALAs William C.
Bunce’s debut novel, A Curse Dark As Gold, which is undoubtedly THE best Rumpelstiltskin retelling I have ever read. But bad fortune plagues them at every turn, so that even level-headed Charlotte starts to think there might be some truth in the rumours about the Miller family curse. Why did I read this book: I loved Elizabeth C. When Charlotte’s father dies, he leaves no sons to take over the wool mill at the heart of their town, but Charlotte and her sister are determined to keep it running on their own. Bunce 5.99 5.99 Publisher Description In this slow-simmering but rewarding retelling, first-novelist Bunce presents an innovative interpretation of Rumpelstiltskin. A Rumpelstiltskin retelling with a strong, independent female protagonist, small-town superstitions, an eccentric uncle, and maybe even a ghost!
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