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Cover of Straw into Gold

Straw into Gold

Gary D. Schmidt (2001)

SubgenreHigh Fantasy
Age groupMiddle Grade 8-12
Content ratingPG
Pages (Standard (250-400))
Setting
CSM age10+
Goodreads3.73
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Content levels

ViolenceMild
Sexual contentNone
LanguageNone

Trigger warnings

Child AbductionGrief

Positive tags

QuestFriendshipFound FamilyHopeful Ending

Heroine archetypes

Banished QueenGrieving Mother

Protagonist archetypes

Duo / PartnersQuest Protagonists

Tropes

QuestStolen ChildFairy Tale RetellingBanished RoyaltyMentor FigureReunionPursuit

Themes

RedemptionLoss and RecoveryCourageFairy Tale ReimaginingSacrificeHope

Synopsis

Pursued by greedy villains, two boys on a quest to save innocent lives meet the banished queen whose son was stolen by Rumpelstiltskin eleven years earlier, and she provides much more than the answer they seek.

Tags

Fairy Tale RetellingQuest FantasyRumpelstiltskin Retelling