Book description
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…
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One of the things I love about this young adult novel is Billingsley’s courage in giving us a girl protagonist who is crafty, vengeful, and hungry for power. Not exactly your standard heart-of-gold fairytale princess!
And this book was published in 1999—twenty-six years ago, when girl characters in young readers’ fantasy novels were usually—though not always—quite a bit more biddable. But Corinna’s honesty is bracing. She refuses to knuckle under to those with power over her, or to the fierce, dark-dwelling cave Folk in her charge. She won me over!
Still, there’s more to Corinna than meets the eye. Her…
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