The Folk Keeper [NOOK Book]

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Overview


"Here in the Cellar," Corinna says, "I control the Folk. Here, I'm queen of the world." As Folk Keeper at the Rhysbridge Home, she feeds the fierce, dark-dwelling cave Folk; keeps them from souring the milk, killing the chickens, and venting their anger on the neighborhood; and writes it all down in her Folk Record. Since only boys are Folk Keepers, she has disguised herself as a boy, Corin, and it is a boy and a Folk Keeper she intends to stay.

Yet there comes a moment when someone else knows the truth. Old, dying Lord Merton not only knows she is a girl, but knows some of her other secrets as well. It is at his bidding that she, as Corin, leaves ...

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Overview


"Here in the Cellar," Corinna says, "I control the Folk. Here, I'm queen of the world." As Folk Keeper at the Rhysbridge Home, she feeds the fierce, dark-dwelling cave Folk; keeps them from souring the milk, killing the chickens, and venting their anger on the neighborhood; and writes it all down in her Folk Record. Since only boys are Folk Keepers, she has disguised herself as a boy, Corin, and it is a boy and a Folk Keeper she intends to stay.

Yet there comes a moment when someone else knows the truth. Old, dying Lord Merton not only knows she is a girl, but knows some of her other secrets as well. It is at his bidding that she, as Corin, leaves Rhysbridge to become Folk Keeper and a member of the family on Cliffsend, an isle where the Folk are fiercer than ever they were at Rhysbridge.

It is on Cliffsend that Corinna comes face to face with herself, with the powers she does have (some quite unexpected) and those she does not have (even if she lies and says she does). Who really is she? Why does her hair grow two inches a night? Why does the sea draw her? What does she really want? And what future can and will she choose?

Orphaned Corinna disguises herself as a boy to pose as a Folk Keeper, one who keeps the Evil Folk at bay, and discovers her heritage as a seal maiden when she is taken to live with a wealthy family in their manor by the sea.

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Horn Book Magazine
In words as resonant as the sea itself, fifteen-year-old Corinna records her secret thoughts and strange talents, the truth behind the falsehoods she spins, and her true identity---for she has disguised herself as a boy named Corin so that she can be a Folk Keepers, Folk Keepers who used their knowledge of charms and the ways of the Folk to protect a household from wrathful spirits, have a greater measure of independence than most, due to the nature of their task. When Lord Merton calls Corinna to his deathbed and requests that she become the Folk Keeper of his vast estate and live there as a lady (or gentleman, if she should so insist), she believes that the power she has craved and fought for all her life is now within her grasp. Corinna finds that controlling the Folk at Marblehaugh Park, whose dark powers overcame the previous Keeper, is more challenging than she anticipated but discovers an even greater peril from an unexpected source. Drenched in imagery of the sea, the story draws on selkie lore, and Corinna's unusual, hidden talents take on new meaning once her true identity---a secret far greater than just her boyish diguise---has been revealed. Billingsley has created a memorable heroine, whose initial convictions aboutj power, self-sufficiency, and vengeance run aground when she is befriended by funny, compassionate Finian, the late Lord Merton's stepson. The intricate plot, vibrant characters, dangerous intrigue, and fantastical elements combine into a truly remarkable novel steeped in atmosphere.
From The Critics
In our Best Books of 2001 citation, PW wrote, "Billingsley draws on storytelling traditions yet invents a thoroughly original subterranean world inhabited by menacing creatures called Folk. Hang on for a hair-raising ride." Ages 10-14. (Sept.) Copyright 2001 Cahners Business Information.

Product Details

  • ISBN-13: 9780689848100
  • Publisher: Atheneum Books for Young Readers
  • Publication date: 12/21/2001
  • Sold by: SIMON & SCHUSTER
  • Format: eBook
  • Pages: 176
  • Sales rank: 163,083
  • Age range: 10 - 14 Years
  • File size: 537 KB
  • Items ship to U.S, APO/FPO and U.S. Protectorate addresses.

Meet the Author


Franny Billingsley's books owe their images and rhythms to the songs her father sang -- two songs every night, unless she chose a Scottish ballad with more than thirty verses. Then he'd sing only one song because he was faithful to every word and had four other kids, waiting. Now Franny sings to her own two kids, and she reminds herself of the great gift her father gave her whenever she's tempted to skip a verse.

The Folk Keeper is her second book. Well Wished, her first, was an SLJ Best Book, one of Booklist's Top Ten First Novels for Youth, and an SLJ Sleeper: 100 Books Too Good to Miss. She lives in Chicago with her family and works as a children's bookseller.

Table of Contents


Contents

From Candlemas to the Feast of Saint Lancet

From the Day of the Seven Spirits Throuqh Bledstone Day

Cupid's Crossing

Saint Valentine's Eve to the Feast of Saint Valentine

Feast of Saint Valentine Throuqh Mischief of All Sorts

Fastern's E'en to the Tirls of March

Storms of the Equinox Throuqh Egg Sunday (and Other Matters I'd Rather Not Discuss)

Beltane Through Midsummer

Midsummer Midniqht Throuqh Midsummer Dawn

Including Balymas Day (the Feast of the Keeper Is Tomorrow!)

The Feast of the Keeper, but What Is It to Me?

Including the Feast of Dolores, the Skeptic (and Other Feast Days I Do Not Care to Name)

Harvest Rose Festival to the Harvest Fair

The Harvest Fair

The Harvest Fair (Will It Never End!) Throuqh the Storms of the Equinox

A New First Paqe

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  • Posted March 9, 2010

    Great fantasy/mystery ebook!

    Fun fantasy kids/young-adult ebook with a good mystery in it. Lots of unexpected twists. I really enjoyed this easy read and definitely recommend it.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted April 3, 2005

    I love this book.

    I love this book.I cried at the end.I have read it more than a dozen times.I love Finain.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted October 29, 2003

    The Best Book

    I really liked this book ever since I first read it. And, let me tell you I read it about 4 times. Everytime it gets better and better. The ending is great and it really caught my attention from the beging that i read it.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted February 2, 2001

    This was a really awesome book!

    I don't exactly remember getting it, but when I got home, I found it in my backpack and I opened it up and it was wonderful. I would read it again and again and again and again....

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  • Anonymous

    Posted October 15, 2000

    Great plot, bad ending

    I relly liked this book, it had a great plot and really drew me in. The plot had a lot of twists and turns and a lot of things you wouldn't expect. I think the author carried this a little too far though, because the ending didn't seem to fit with the book. Otherwise, this book is a really good read.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted May 2, 2000

    Terrific

    I read this book a day ago. It totally draws you in and the plot is awesome! Is there a sequel? I've got to read it.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted April 18, 2000

    Good Reading

    I really liked this book. I couldn't put it down. I think that I am going to read the next one. I totally reccomend it!

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