num_pages: 162
description: Corinna Stonewall is fifteen years old and an orphan. She is also Rhysbridge Foundling Home’s Folk Keeper – a difficult and dangerous job which consists of looking after and controlling ‘the Folk’ – spiteful, maverick, savage creatures who live in the cellar and will only be prevented from spoiling the milk, terrifying the livestock and other disruptions by gifts of cream, salt pork and other luxuries. But there are many questions about Corinna. Who are her parents? Why does her hair grow two inches a night? Why does she feel drawn to the sea and long for the sweet taste of fish?A compelling and magical tale with an unforgettable heroine that combines high drama and thrilling danger with true romance.
language: English
title: The Folk Keeper
titlecomplete: The Folk Keeper
characters: Corinna Stonewall, Lord Merton
genres: Fiction, Magic, Fae, Young Adult, Childrens, Young Adult Fantasy, Fairy Tales, Fantasy, Middle Grade, Fairies
ratings_count: 3202
awards: awardedAt: 946713600000
name: Mythopoeic Fantasy Award
category: Children's Literature, awardedAt: 978336000000
name: Vermont Golden Dome Book Award, awardedAt: 946713600000
name: Boston Globe-Horn Book Award
category: Fiction
publisher: Bloomsbury