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Some of the many fairy tales and legends adapted and retold.
Baker,
Jennifer. At Midnight. High school junior Ella is
at the mercy of a rich and cold-hearted stepmother after
the death of her father, until intervention by a fairy godmother
helps her discover true love.
Block, Francesca
Lia. The Rose and the Beast: Fairy Tales Retold. Nine tales retold Block
style, in gritty magical realism.
Donoghue, Emma. Kissing
the Witch: Old Tales in New Skins. Daring retellings of thirteen tales featuring
strong female characters.
Haddix, Margeret
Peterson. Just Ella. In this continuation of the Cinderella story,
fifteen-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. Also
available on cassette.
Jukes,
Mavis. Cinderella 2000. Ashley has her heart set
on spending New Year's Eve 1999 at an exclusive country
club party with an Almost Boyfriend, but her plan
is endangered by her stepmother and two bratty stepsisters.
Kindl, Patrice. Goose
Chase. You'll find elements of many fairy tales in this novel--curses, spells,
princes, and glass slippers. And Alexandria is locked in a tower--how will she escape?
Levine, Gail Carson.
Ella Enchanted. In this Cinderella story, Ella was "blessed" at
birth with the gift of obedience. She must do whatever she is told. How can she break this
curse?
Napoli, Donna Jo. Beast.
Told from an unusual perspective, the Beast's, this retelling of Beauty and the Beast
is set in Persia. You can also listen to this book on cassette.
Napoli,
Donna Jo. Crazy Jack. In this version of the traditional
tale of the young boy who climbs a beanstalk, Jack searches
for his father, falls in love with Flora, and learns the
value of real treasure. Also on
cassette.
Napoli,
Donna Jo. Zel. Based on the fairy tale Rapunzel,
the story is told in alternating chapters from the
points of view of Zel, her mother, and the prince.
McKinley, Robin. Spindle's
End. A Sleeping Beauty tale in which the baby princess, Rosie, is
cursed by an evil fairy and taken into hiding by a kind peasant fairy.
McKinley,
Robin. Rose Daughter. The story of Sleeping
Beauty is interwoven with the truth of the Holocaust
in a tale set in World War II.
Wolf at the Door
edited by Ellen Datlow and Terri Windling. Many of these adaptations are by well-known
authors for teens, including Garth Nix, Jane Yolen, and Nancy Farmer.
Yolen, Jane. Briar
Rose. The tale of Sleeping Beauty in the grim setting of the Holocaust. |