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If you like Whatever After: Fairest of All
Fairest of All
by Sarah Mlynowski

After moving to a new house, ten-year-old Abby and her younger brother Jonah discover an antique mirror that transports them into the Snow White fairy tale.
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When the sea turned to silver
by Grace Lin

Inspired by Chinese folklore, a companion to the Newbery Honor-winning Where the Mountain Meets the Moon follows the efforts of young Pinmei to rescue her beloved storyteller grandmother from a greedy Emperor who seeks to claim a Luminous Stone of legendary power. Simultaneous eBook. 75,000 first printing.
The girl who drank the moon
by Kelly Regan Barnhill

"An epic fantasy about a young girl raised by a witch, a swamp monster, and a Perfectly Tiny Dragon, who must unlock the powerful magic buried deep inside her. 
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The Storybook of Legends
by Shannon Hale

At Ever After High, a boarding school for the sons and daughters of famous fairy-tale characters, students Apple White and Raven Queen face the moment when they must choose whether to follow their destinies, or change them.
The Hero's Guide to Saving your Kingdom
by Christopher Healy

Exiled from their castles when they are rejected by the princesses they love, the prince rescuers of Sleeping Beauty, Cinderella, Snow White and Rapunzel discover an evil plot that threatens all of their kingdoms. 
Grounded : The Adventures of Rapunzel
by Megan Morrison

Follows the adventures of long-haired Rapunzel who grows up in a wish-granting tower before meeting a stranger who tells her that the outside world is not as bad as the girl's witch guardian claims.
Rump : The True Story of Rumpelstiltskin
by Liesl Shurtliff

When his mother dies without revealing his full name, Rump endures teasing for his half-name until he discovers his ability to spin gold, a talent that entangles him in a dire curse and prompts a fantastical quest to discover his true identity.
Breadcrumbs
by Anne Ursu

Hazel and Jack are best friends until an accident with a magical mirror and a run-in with a villainous queen find Hazel on her own, entering an enchanted wood in the hopes of saving Jack's life.
Into the Wild : A Novel
by Sarah Beth Durst

When "The Wild," a dangerous world of fairy tales, comes to collect her mother and a dark forest swallows her hometown, twelve-year-old Julie has no choice but to venture forth into the unknown where she will have to face, fight, and outwit griffins, witches, and ogres in order to find her mother and bring her back. 
The Princess Curse
by Merrie Haskell

A debut novel weaves favorite fairy-tale elements into a wondrous story starring the sharp-witted Reveka, an herbalist's apprentice and irrepressible heroine, who stands to win a handsome reward if she can break the puzzling curse that is afflicting the 12 princesses who are suffering under it.
The Sisters Grimm. Book One : The Fairy-Tale Detectives
by Michael Buckley

Orphans Sabrina and Daphne Grimm are sent to live with an eccentric grandmother whom they have always believed to be dead.
Wildwood
by Colin Meloy

When her baby brother is kidnapped by crows, seventh-grader Prue McKeel ventures into the forbidden Impassable Wilderness--a dangerous and magical forest at the edge of Portland, Oregon--and soon finds herself involved in a war among the various inhabitants.
The Girl who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of her own Making
by Catherynne M. Valente

After ordinary, 12-year-old September is told her help is needed in Fairyland, she is instructed by the Marquess to retrieve a talisman from the enchanted woods, which leads her to unexpected adventure and friendship.
 
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