Monday, August 7, 2023

Step Into a Fairy Tale World

 Fairy Tales and fairy tale reimaginings are a popular genre of teen books.  Here are some of our favorites . . .

Sun and Moon, Ice and Snow by Jessica Day George
A girl travels east of the sun and west of the moon to free her beloved prince from a magic spell.

Enchanted by Alethea Kontis
When Sunday Woodcutter, the youngest sibling to sisters named for the other six days of the week, kisses an enchanted frog, he transforms back into Rumbold, the crown prince of Arilland--a man Sunday's family despises.

Snow in Summer by Jane Yolen
Recasts the tale of Snow White, setting it in West Virginia in the 1940s with a stepmother who is a snake-handler.

Dealing with Dragons by Patricia Wrede
Bored with her proper, circumscribed life as a princess, Cimorene runs away to join a powerful, fascinating dragon named Kazul and encounters a host of adventures along the way.


More Books --
Between the Lines by Jodi Picoult
Cinder & Glass by Melissa de la Cruz
A Curse So Dark and Lonely by Brigid Kemmerer
Dark and Deepest Red by Anna-Marie McLemore
Dragon Castle by Joseph Bruchac
The Grimm Legacy by Polly Shulman
The Hazel Wood by Melissa Albert
Hunted by Meagan Spooner
Mechanica by Betsy Cornwell
Princess of Thorns by Stacey Jay
The Rumpelstiltskin Problem by Vivian Vande Velde
Rebel Rose by Emma Theriault
Sea Witch by Sarah Henning
The Seventh Raven by David Elliott
Spindle's End by Robin McKinley
Tithe by Holly Black
The Wrath & the Dawn by Renee Ahdieh

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