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Title details for The Crimson Thread by Suzanne Weyn - Available

The Crimson Thread

A Retelling of "Rumpelstiltskin"

by Suzanne Weyn
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Another addition to the compulsively readable Once Upon a Time series, a whimsical retelling of the beloved Grimms tale Rumpelstiltskin.
The year is 1880, and Bertie, having just arrived in New York with her family, is grateful to be given work as a seamstress in the home of textile tycoon J.P. Wellington. When the Wellington family fortune is threatened, Bertie's father boasts that Bertie will save the business, that she is so skillful she can "practically spin straw into gold."

Amazingly, in the course of one night, Bertie creates exquisite evening gowns—with the help of Ray Stalls, a man from her tenement who uses an old spinning wheel to create dresses that are woven with crimson thread and look as though they are spun with real gold. Indebted to Ray, Bertie asks how she can repay him. When Ray asks for her firstborn child, Bertie agrees, never dreaming that he is serious...

  • Creators

  • Series

    Once upon a Time

  • Publisher

  • Release date

    October 27, 2009

  • Formats

    • Kindle Book

    • OverDrive Read

      • ISBN: 9781442407404

    • EPUB ebook

      • ISBN: 9781442407404
      • File size: 2271 KB

  • Languages

    • English

  • Levels

    • ATOS Level: 5.6
    • Lexile® Measure: 800
    • Interest Level: 9-12(UG)
    • Text Difficulty: 3-4

Formats

  • Kindle Book
  • OverDrive Read
  • EPUB ebook

subjects

Languages

  • English

Levels

  • ATOS Level:5.6
  • Lexile® Measure:800
  • Interest Level:9-12(UG)
  • Text Difficulty:3-4

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