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The Folk Keeper (Jean Karl Books (Paperback)) Paperback - 2001
by Billingsley, Franny
- Used
- Acceptable
- Paperback
This "Boston Globe/Horn Book" fiction award winner tells the story of Corinna, who disguises herself as a boy to work as a folk keeper, one who keeps the fairy folk who live underground at bay. When she is hired to work at the seaside manor of a wealthy family, Corinna comes to believe she has special powers.
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- Title The Folk Keeper (Jean Karl Books (Paperback))
- Author Billingsley, Franny
- Binding Paperback
- Edition Reprint
- Condition Used - Acceptable
- Pages 162
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Aladdin Paperbacks, New York, New York, U.S.A.
- Date 2001
- Features Table of Contents
- Bookseller's Inventory # G0689844611I5N00
- ISBN 9780689844614 / 0689844611
- Weight 0.28 lbs (0.13 kg)
- Dimensions 7.68 x 5.32 x 0.48 in (19.51 x 13.51 x 1.22 cm)
- Ages 10 to 14 years
- Grade levels 5 - 9
- Reading level 690
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 98048778
- Dewey Decimal Code FIC
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Summary
She doesn't really know who she is or what she wants...
Corinna is a Folk Keeper. Her job is to keep the mysterious Folk who live beneath the ground at bay. But Corinna has a secret that even she doesn't fully comprehend, until she agrees to serve as Folk Keeper at Marblehaugh Park, a wealthy family's seaside manor. There her hidden powers burst into full force, and Corinna's life changes forever...
First line
It is a day of yellow fog, and the Folk are hungry.
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Citations
- Publishers Weekly, 08/20/2001, Page 83