# The Robber Girl - Hardcover

by **Franny Billingsley** (Author)

**Part literary mystery, part magical tour de force--an incantatory novel of fierce beauty, lyricism, and originality from a National Book Award Finalist**

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.

### Author Biography

**Franny Billingsley** is the highly acclaimed author of three fantasy novels--National Book Award Finalist _Chime_, _Boston Globe-Horn Book_ Award winner _The Folk Keeper_, and _Well Wished_\--as well as a picture book, _Big Bad Bunny_, illustrated by G. Brian Karas. She lives in Chicago.

**Number of Pages:** 416

**Dimensions:** 1.5 x 8.6 x 6 IN

**Publication Date:** September 14, 2021

**Accelerated Reader:**

**Quiz Name:** Robber Girl

**Interest Level:** Middle Grades, 4-8

**Reading Level:** 4.8

**Point Value:** 17

## Details

- **Price:** 18.99 USD
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- **Type:** Books
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