Catalog

Record Details

Catalog Search



The Robber Girl  Cover Image Book Book

The Robber Girl / Franny Billingsley.

Summary:

"A brilliant puzzle of a book from the author of Chime and The Folk Keeper plunges us into the vulnerable psyche of one of the most memorable unreliable narrators to grace the page in decades. The Robber Girl has a good dagger. Its voice in her head is as sharp as its two edges that taper down to a point. Today, the Robber Girl and her dagger will ride with Gentleman Jack into the Indigo Heart to claim the gold that's rightfully his. But instead of gold, the Robber Girl finds a dollhouse cottage with doorknobs the size of apple seeds. She finds two dolls who give her three tasks, even though she knows that three is too many tasks. The right number of tasks is two, like Grandmother gave to Gentleman Jack: Fetch unto me the mountain's gold, to build our city fair. Fetch unto me the wingless bird, and I shall make you my heir. The Robber Girl finds what might be a home, but to fight is easier than to trust when you're a mystery even to yourself and you're torn between loyalty and love. The Robber Girl is at once achingly real--wise to the nuances of trauma--and loaded with magic, action, and intrigue. Every sentence shines, sharp as a blade, in a beautifully crafted novel about memory, identity, and the power of language to heal and reconstruct our lives"--Provided by the publisher.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780763669560
  • Physical Description: 404 pages ; 23 cm
  • Edition: First edition.
  • Publisher: Somerville, Massachusetts : Candlewick Press, 2021.

Content descriptions

Target Audience Note:
Ages 10-13.
Grades 5-8.
Awards Note:
A Junior Library Guild selection
Subject: Daggers > Juvenile fiction.
Riddles > Juvenile fiction.
Knives > Juvenile fiction.
Genre: Fantasy fiction.

Available copies

  • 3 of 3 copies available at Sage Library System.
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Oregon Trail Library District. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at OTLD Heppner Branch. (Show)

Holds

  • 0 current holds with 3 total copies.
Show Only Available Copies
Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Circulation Modifier Status Due Date Courses
OTLD Heppner Branch JF BIL (Text) 37818000394181 Juvenile Fiction Available -
Baker Huntington Branch BILLINGSLEY (Franny) (Text) 37814003626679 JUV FICTION - NEW Available -
Hood River County Library J FIC BILLINGSLEY (Text) 33892100771840 Children's Fiction Available -


Additional Resources