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Fairytale and Other RetellingsMiddle School
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Once upon a dream
by Liz Braswell
In an alternate take on the classic fairy tale, the prince falls asleep and Aurora must escape the magical world created in her own dreams.
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No good deed
by Kara Connolly
A teen archer seeking to qualify for the Olympics makes a wrong turn that lands her in medieval England at the site of the infamous Nottingham Castle, where she uses her skills in the style of Robin Hood to alleviate suffering before confronting a choice that could change history.
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Mechanica
by Betsy Cornwell
An empowering adaptation of the Cinderella story features a young genius inventor whose stepfamily forces her into a life of servitude before she aspires to win a technological exposition.
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The secret diary of Lydia Bennet
by Natasha Farrant
A spirited reimagining of Austen's beloved classic, written from the perspective of Lizzie's wild youngest sister, Lydia, follows her efforts to defy convention and win the hand of the scoundrel Wickham during a summer by the seaside in fashionable Brighton.
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Scarlet
by A. C. Gaughen
In a new version of the Robin Hood legend, Scarlet—a fearless young woman who disguises herself as a boy named Will—shadows Robin Hood, but when Gisbourne, a ruthless bounty hunter, is hired by the Sheriff of Nottingham to capture Robin and his band of thieves, Robin must become Will's protector, risking his own life in the process.
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The afterlife of Holly Chase
by Cynthia Hand
Assigned to work as a Ghost of Christmas Past after refusing to change her ways on a fateful Christmas Eve five years earlier, Holly becomes unexpectedly motivated to help a latest Scrooge, who may offer her a fresh start of her own.
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Roseblood
by A. G. Howard
A tale inspired by The Phantom of the Opera follows the experiences of a talented but cursed young singer who bonds with a mysterious boy beside the opera house where she is hoping to discover a cure.
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Spindle
by E. K Johnston
Generations after the Storyteller Queen saves her country by imprisoning havoc-wreaking demons, one demon regains her power and pits two neighboring kingdoms against each other at the same time a young princess is cursed to destroy her people in order to save her own life. By the author of A Thousand Nights.
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Unhooked
by Lisa Maxwell
Hoping to escape her mother's delusions during a summer in London, Gwen is kidnapped by brutal monsters and taken to a Neverland filled with shadowy creatures, flesh-eating sea hags and dangerous fey, a world that forces her to choose between a charming hero and a captivating pirate. By the author of Sweet Unrest.
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Rose & thorn
by Sarah Prineas
"In this fairy tale retelling, a girl tries to fight the story of Sleeping Beauty before she falls under its spell."
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Everland
by Wendy Spinale
Scavenging in the streets of a London where the adults have succumbed to blitz bombings and disease, Gwen Darling hunts for a sibling who has been snatched up by a cure-seeking Captain Hook and teams up with a mysterious boy, Pete, who is surviving in an underground city with his gang and a sharpshooter named Bella.
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Hunted
by Meagan Spooner
A dark reimagining of Beauty and the Beast follows the experiences of an aristocrat's daughter who tracks a mysterious woodland creature her father has become obsessed with and that stands at the center of his failing sanity. By the best-selling author of the Starbound trilogy.
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A wicked thing
by Rhiannon Thomas
Awakened by a handsome prince's kiss after a century in a cursed sleep, Princess Aurora struggles to adjust to a life among strangers and fears that the witch who once ensnared her is still a danger to her kingdom.
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The epic crush of Genie Lo
by F. C Yee
Sixteen-year-old Genie's focus on getting into a top-tier college is destroyed when an enigmatic transfer student, Quentin, helps her transform into a demon-fighter.
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