Ronia, The Robber's Daughter

by Astrid Lindgren Author

On the night Ronia was born, a thunderstorm raged over the mountain, but in Matt's castle and among his band of robbers there was only joy--for now Matt had a spirited little black-haired daughter. Soon Ronia learns to dance and yell with the robbers, but it is alone in the forest that she feels truly at home. Then one day Ronia meets Birk, the son of Matt's arch-enemy. Soon after Ronia and Birk become friends with the worst quarrel ever between the rival bands erupts, and Ronia and Birk are right in the middle.