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- Entwined. Based on the fairy tale The Twelve Dancing Princesses, readers will be swept away into this fantasy world of dance, love, mystery, and curses created by author Heather Dixon.
- Tiger's Curse. For 300 hundred years he’s been cursed to live as a Tiger, but when she wishes for his freedom the curse begins to unravel. Thus begins the story of a girl whose summer job at the circus turns into an adventure in India as she helps her Indian prince undo the prophecy placed upon him by a cunning king.
- Sisters Red. Scarlet and Rosie March are sisters who become orphans when their Oma March is killed by a wolf. Now they are on a mission to rid their woods of all wolves and enlist the help of their best friend, Silas, the son of the local woodcutter.
- Toads and Diamonds. Set in pre-colonial India, this is a cultural retelling of Charles Perrault’s fairy tale of two sisters from a poor family who encounter a goddess at the water well.
- Six Crimson Cranes. by Elizabeth Lim. Magic, curses, dragons, and a banished princess combine in this unputdownable mashup between The Wild Swans and East Asian folklore.
- House of Salt and Sorrows. by Erin A. Craig. If you love spooky fairy tales with plenty of thrills and chills, pick up this retelling of 12 Dancing Princesses.
- Skin of the Sea. by Natasha Bowen. YA readers everywhere are obsessing over this fractured retelling of The Little Mermaid.
- Forest of a Thousand Lanterns. by Julie C. Dao. The first book in the Rise of the Empress series takes the bones of a traditional fairy tale — a poor girl destined for power, an evil queen determined to stop her, unrequited love, and magic — and gives them a richly imagined East Asian setting.
Big-name YA writers — from Julie Kagawa and Ellen Hopkins to Amanda Hocking and Malinda Lo — take on short-story retellings of Brothers Grimm fairy tales. Standouts include a retelling of “Bluebeard” by Rachel Hawkins, “Hansel and Gretel” by Kimberley Derting, and “Beauty and the Beast” by Sarah Rees Brennan.
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Feb 23, 2021 · A collection of familiar fairy tales with a fractured twist that brings them to life in brand new ways. Includes Beauty and the Beast, Hansel and Gretel, the Ugly Duckling, and more. Fairest by Marissa Meyer
- Ya Retellings: Fairy Tales
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Here is the full list of young adult fairy tale retellings! Each link will take you to that book’s Goodreads page. All bold titles indicate Harper titles and those will take you to their page here on Epic Reads! (From there you’ll be able to add to Goodreads!) Pin this image! Fun Fact #1: Out of the twelve fairy tales, nine are from the Brothers Gr...
Fun Fact #1: Four of the five original stories were written by women: Bronte Sisters, Jane Austen and Mary Shelley. Fun Fact #2: There’s a section in this category labeled “other.” This section contains YA retellings of classic stories, but they are the only young adult retellings that we could find. For example, The Madman’s Daughter by Megan Shep...
Fun Fact #1: There are tons of theories about who actually wrote all of the Shakespearean plays. Some people even think there was no Shakespeare – that it was just a pseudonym used by a group of playwrights at the time. One of the most interesting theories, however, is that Shakespeare was a woman. WHO RUN THE WORLD? (Answer: girls.) Fun Fact #2: O...
Fun Fact #1: Mythology was probably the most difficult section to put together because a lot of the retellings aren’t full retellings, but just contain certain mythological elements. It was hard trying to decide what books to include and not include. Also, some of the books intermingle mythology with history, so again, it was a bit difficult to nar...
Based on classic fairy tale characters and fairy tale tropes, the poems range from contemporary retellings to first person accounts set within the original stories. From Snow White cottage and Rapunzel’s tower to health class and the prom, these poems are a moving depiction of young women, society, and our expectations.
Fairy Tales: Teens - Read-Aloud Revival ® with Sarah Mackenzie. By no means comprehensive, this collection of fairy tales is sure to delight and inspire. Find out more about why we should read fairy tales with our children in this podcast episode: RAR #243: Why Read Fairy Tales, airing June 13, 2024.
