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Fairy Tale
Retellings
Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J.
Maas
When huntress Feyre kills a wolf in the
woods, a creature arrives to demand
retribution for it. Dragged to a magical land,
Feyre discovers that her captor is not an
animal, but Tamlin--one of the immortal
faeries who once ruled their world.
Spindle’s End by Robin McKinley
A wicked fairy appears on the princess Briar
Rose’s name-day and places a curse on the
baby, claiming that the child will prick her
finger on a spindle and fall into deathly
sleep. The princess is rescued on her
name-day and secretly taken away.
Cinder by Marissa Meyer
Cinder, a gifted mechanic, is a cyborg. But
when her life becomes intertwined with the
handsome Prince Kai’s, she suddenly finds
herself at the center of an intergalactic
struggle, and a forbidden attraction. First
in a series.
Zel by Donna Napoli
Zel's mother is fearful of her daughter ever
leaving her, so when a young man
accidentally meets Zel and they become
attracted to each other, Zel's mother locks
her away in a tower far away from everyone,
especially the young man.
The Summer of Chasing Mermaids by
Sarah Ockler
A talented singer loses her ability to speak
after a tragic accident, leading her to a
postcard-perfect seaside town to find
romance. A modern day Little Mermaid.
Created by: Teen Librarians in Monroe County Library System. June, 2016.
East by Edith Pattou
Rose agrees to live with a magical bear in
his ice castle in the north and helps him to
return to his human form by breaking the
curse a Troll Queen has put on him.
Sisters Red by Jackson Pearce
Rosie March once felt her bond with her
sister was unbreakable. Owing Scarlett her
life, Rosie hunts fiercely alongside her.
Now Rosie dreams of a life beyond the
wolves and finds herself drawn to Silas, a
young woodsman.
Ash & Bramble by Sarah Prineas
When the glass slipper just doesn’t fit…
The tale of Cinderella has been retold
countless times. But what you know is not
the true story.
A Long Long Sleep by Anna Sheehan
It should have been a short suspended-
animation sleep. But this time Rose wakes
up to find her past is long gone-- and her
future full of peril. A futuristic sci-fi
retelling of Sleeping Beauty.
Nameless: A Tale of Beauty and Mad-
ness by Lili St. Crow
When Camille was six, she was found in
the snow by Enrico Vultusino. Now,
Cami is sixteen and lives as a Vultusino
heiress. But something is happening, and
Cami's carefully built world is beginning to
crumble.
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Wrath and the Dawn by Renee Ahdieh
The Wrath & The Dawn is a lush retelling of
1001 Nights. It follows Shahrzad as she seeks
revenge for the murder of her best friend by
The Monster King of Khorasan, Khalid.
Tiger Lily by Jodi Lynn Anderson
Fifteen-year-old Tiger Lily doesn't believe in
love stories or happy endings. Then she
meets the alluring teenage Peter Pan in the
forbidden woods of Neverland and
immediately falls under his spell.
A Curse Dark as Gold by Elizabeth C.
Bunce
A retelling of the Rumpelstiltskin myth set in
an England-like world on the cusp of an
Industrial Revolution. Charlotte Miller bar-
gains with Jack Spinner to keep her father’s
mill alive in her small town.
Stork by Wendy Delsol
With a nod to Hans Christian Andersen’s The
Snow Queen and inspired by Norse lore,
Wendy Delsol’s debut novel introduces a hip
and witty heroine who finds herself tail-
feathers deep in small-town life.
Golden by Cameron Dokey
Rapunzel starts off by telling us that the tale
we have grown up with about her is inaccu-
rate and she precedes to tell us the real story.
Rapunzel is bald, the sorceress is good, a
prince is involved but isn't the only one to
take credit in saving Rapunzel—the ending
has an interesting twist.
Ice by Sarah Beth Durst
Cassie’s grandmother has told her the fairy
tale about her mother and a polar bear
king. Cassie assumed it was her way of
explaining how her mother died—until on
her eighteenth birthday the polar bear
comes to claim her as his bride.
Bewitching by Alex Flinn
What if the fairy tales we all grew up
believing got it wrong? What if the evil
step-sisters weren't so bad, but cruelly
manipulated by Cinderella? What if the
mermaid didn't get her "happily ever after"
with her prince, but a tragic end? What if
the witch wasn't an evil shrew, but just a
lonely girl?
Beastly by Alex Flinn
I'll tell you how I used to be Kyle
Kingsbury, the guy you wished you were,
with money, perfect looks, and the perfect
life. And then, I'll tell you how I became
perfectly . . . beastly. A modern day Beauty
and the Beast in New York City.
Scarlet by A. C. Gaughen
Scarlet's biggest secret of all is one only
Robin Hood and his men know...that she is
posing as a thief; that the slip of a boy who
is fast with sharp knives is really a girl.
Princess of the Midnight Ball
by Jessica Day George
The King of Westfalin's 12 daughters
nightly wear out their dancing slippers.
Several princes attempt to uncover the
princesses' secret for a reward of inheriting
the Kingdom, but fail. Only 19-year old
Galen succeeds in finding out the truth .
Cruel Beauty by Rosamund Hodge
Graceling meets Beauty and the Beast in this
sweeping fantasy about one girl's journey
to fulfill her destiny and the monster who
gets in her way-by stealing her heart. Since
birth, Nyx has been betrothed to the evil
ruler of her kingdom and has been in
training to kill him.
Splintered by A. G. Howard
The real Wonderland is a place far darker
and more twisted than Lewis Carroll ever
let on. There, Alyssa must pass a series of
tests, and decide who to trust—Jeb, her
gorgeous best friend and secret crush, or
the sexy but suspicious Morpheus.
Princess of Thorns by Stacey Jay
Game of Thrones meets the Grimm’ s fairy
tales in this twisted, fast-paced romantic
fantasy-adventure about Sleeping Beauty’s
daughter, a warrior princess who must fight
to reclaim her throne.
Enchanted by Althea Kontis
Sunday meets an enchanted frog and the
two become friends. Soon that friendship
deepens into something magical. One night
Sunday kisses her frog goodbye, not
realizing that her love has transformed him
back into Rumbold, the crown prince of
Arilland—a family enemy.
Stitching Snow by R. C. Lewlis
Princess Snow is missing. Her home planet
is filled with violence and corruption at the
hands of King Matthias and his wife as they
attempt to punish her captors. The king will
stop at nothing to get his beloved daughter
back.