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.

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.