Fairy Tales - Retold!
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Blake, Lily. Snow White & the Huntsman A retelling of the tale of Snow White, where Queen Ravenna must eat a heart to stay young and beautiful. Snow White escapes from her prison and the queen sends Eric, a huntsman, to bring Snow White back. (YA 791.4372 Blake) |
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Block, Francesca Lia. The Rose and the Beast: Fairy Tales Retold Nine classic fairy tales set in modern, magical landscapes and retold with a twist. (YA Fic Block) |
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Bunce, Elizabeth C. A Curse Dark as Gold Upon the death of her father, 17-year-old Charlotte struggles to keep the family's woolen mill running in the face of an overwhelming mortgage and what the local villagers believe is a curse. When a man capable of spinning straw into gold appears on the scene, Charlotte has to decide if his help is worth the price. A reworking of the Rumplestiltskin story. (YA Fic SF Bunce) |
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Calhoun, Dia. The Phoenix Dance Phoenix Dance battles an illness of her mind and emotions, realizes her dream of becoming shoemaker to the Royal Household, and attempts to discover what magic compels the twelve princesses of Windward to wear out their shoes each night. Based on The Twelve Dancing Princesses. (YA Fic SF Calhoun) |
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Dickerson, Melanie. The Healer's Apprentice In this story loosely based on Sleeping Beauty, 17-year-old Rose, a healer's apprentice, falls in love with the betrothed Lord Hamlin, who is seeking the sorcerer who cursed his future bride. (YA Fic SF Dickerson) |
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Dixon, Heather. Entwined Confined to their dreary castle while mourning their mother's death, Princess Azalea and her eleven sisters join The Keeper, who is trapped in a magic passageway, in a nightly dance that soon becomes nightmarish. A reimagining of The Twelve Dancing Princesses. (YA Fic SF Dixon) |
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Dokey, Cameron. Beauty Sleep (Once Upon a Time series) Aurore, a young tomboy of a princess, embarks on a dangerous journey alongside a prince, only to find a curse activated upon her the moment she attempts to rescue him in a battle. Will their mutual love prove to be the key to her own salvation? A retelling of Sleeping Beauty. (YA Fic SF Dokey) |
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Donoghue, Emma. Kissing the Witch: Old Tales in New Skins A collection of thirteen interconnected stories that give old fairy tales a new twist. (YA Fic Donoghue) |
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Durst, Sarah Beth. Ice A modern-day retelling of East o' the Sun, West o' the Moon in which 18-year-old Cassie learns that her grandmother's fairy tale is true when a Polar Bear King comes to claim her for his bride. Cassie must decide whether to go with him and save her long-lost mother, or continue helping her father with his research. (YA Fic SF Durst) |
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Flinn, Alex. Beastly A modern retelling of Beauty and the Beast from the point of view of the Beast, a vain Manhattan private school student who is turned into a monster and must find true love before he can return to his human form. (YA Fic SF Flinn) |
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George, Jessica Day. Princess of the Midnight Ball A retelling of the tale of twelve princesses who wear out their shoes dancing every night, and of Galen, a former soldier now working in the king's gardens, who follows them in hopes of breaking the curse. (YA Fic SF George) |
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Haddix, Margaret Peterson. Just Ella In this continuation of the Cinderella story, 15-year-old Ella finds that accepting Prince Charming's proposal ensnares her in a suffocating tangle of palace rules and royal etiquette, so she plots to escape. Companion book: Palace of Mirrors. (YA Fic Haddix) |
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Hale, Shannon. Book of a Thousand Days 15-year-old Dashti, sworn to obey her 16-year-old mistress, the Lady Saren, shares Saren's years of punishment locked in a tower, then brings her safely to the lands of her true love, where both must hide who they are as they work as kitchen maids. A retelling of the relatively obscure Grimm Brothers' tale Maid Maleen. (YA Fic SF Hale) |
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Holder, Nancy. The Rose Bride: A Retelling of "The White Bride and the Black Bride" (Once Upon a Time series) When Rose's mother dies, her only comfort is the exquisite rose garden her mother left behind, the purple blossoms serving as an assurance of her mother's love. But Rose is dealt a second blow when her father dies and his greedy widow, Ombrine, and her daughter, Desireÿe, move in and take over the manor in true Cinderella fashion. Fate has been cruel to Ombrine and Desireÿe, too, so despite their harsh ways, Rose has compassion. These feelings are bitterly tested when, in a rage, Ombrine tears out the garden. Rose nearly gives up all hope -- until a chance meeting with the king. Happiness might be within her reach, but first she must prevail over Ombrine, and then she must determine if she has the courage to love. (YA Fic SF Holder) |
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Kantor, Melissa. If I Have a Wicked Stepmother, Where's My Prince? When the father of high school sophomore Lucy Norton remarries, Lucy finds herself tormented by two bratty stepsisters and a wicked stepmother. A modern Cinderella story. (YA Fic Kantor) |
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Koertge, Ron. Lies, Knives, and Girls in Red Dresses Free-verse reveals true stories behind well-known fairy tales, some reset in modern times, as a strung-out match girl sells CDs to drug users, Little Red Riding Hood admits that she wanted to know what it is like to be swallowed whole, and Cinderella's stepsisters are duped. (YA Fic SF Koertge) |
7/17/12
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