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Cinderella and the Furry Slippers
by Davide Calái
Longing to go to the ball so she can fall in love with a handsome prince and wear a perfect dress like the one she sees in a magazine, Cinderella is nonplussed by the realities of godmothers and castles that are not what they seem and decides to rewrite a more satisfying and empowering fairy-tale ending for herself.
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Little Red Riding Hood and the dragon
by Ying Chang Compestine
In this reimagining of the classic fairy tale from a Chinese perspective, Little Red, living in a village near the Great Wall, uses her kung fu training to defend herself and her grandmother from a formidable foe.
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The uglified ducky / : A Maynard Moose Tale
by Willy Claflin
Resets Hans Christian Andersen's tale, "The Ugly Duckling," in the Northern Piney Woods of Alaska, where a baby moose is raised by a family of ducks who try to teach him to waddle, quack, and fly but cannot see his true beauty
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The Three Little Superpigs
by Claire Evans
After their triumph over the Big Bad Wolf, the pigs fancied themselves as crime fighters, so when the Wolf escapes, the residents of Fairyland call on the brothers to capture the villain--but the Wolf is planning his own revenge (and a pork dinner) so itwill be up to the cleverest pig to once again rescue his brothers and save Fairyland
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Goldenlocks and the Three Pirates
by April Jones Prince
Stumbling onto a pirate ship manned by Mama, Papa and Baby pirates, Goldenlocks is unable to resist improving on their humdrum environment with spicier foods, furniture repairs and well-strung hammocks, impressing the pirates so much that they invite her to join them.
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Endlessly Ever After
by Laurel Snyder
This funny choose-your-path picture book of fractured fairy tales offers young readers the chance to build their own narrative out of the decisions they make each step of the way.
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Jack and the Beanstalk and the French Fries
by Mark Teague
A whimsical version of the classic fairy tale finds Jack trading the family cow for what turns out to be quite more than a handful of beans before a grumpy giant who is tired of the veggie-only foods in his garden agrees to a mutually satisfying arrangement.
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Hansel & Gretel
by Bethan Woollvin
In a fairy tale twist, Hansel and Gretel ransack Willow the good witch's gingerbread cottage and play havoc with her spells, driving the poor witch to her wit's end.
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Rapunzel
by Bethan Woollvin
A little girl who lives all alone in a tall, dark tower where she has been imprisoned by a wicked witch proves that she is unafraid and resolves to escape a life in captivity, with hilarious and empowering results.
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Alliana, Girl of Dragons
by Julie Abe
After her beloved grandmother passes away, Alliana is forced to do the bidding of her evil stepmother until she meets two beings who change her life forever, giving her the chance at a life she's barely dared hope for.
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Flunked
by Jen Calonita
Tossed into Cinderella's stepmother's reform school for fairy-tale villains after stealing a hair clip, 12-year-old petty thief Gilly meets fellow students Jax and Kayla, who reveal the school's true evil purpose.
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The Land of Stories : The Wishing Spell
by Chris Colfer
Through the powers of a book of stories, twins Alex and Conner leave their world behind and find themselves in a land full of wonder and magic where they come face-to-face with the fairy tale characters they grew up reading about
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Thornwood
by Leah Cypess
The younger sister of Rosalin, known as Sleeping Beauty, relates how their lives have been haunted by a curse, and how she helps save the day once the curse is broken
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Happily Ever After Rescue Team
by Sam Hay
When she accidentally summons a rescue squad of fairytale princesses instead of realizing her wish of helping out at her parents' new café, Evie finds herself busy fending off their well-meaning attempts to“rescue” her.
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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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The Princess Revolt
by Cathy O'Neill
When she accidentally upsets some fairy tale characters who are trying to find their happily ever afters in the modern world, Cia Anderson, desperately trying to make things right, must elude the furious princesses who want her dead.
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Rump : The True Story of Rumpelstiltskin
by Liesl Shurtliff
Relates the tale of Rumpelstiltskin's childhood and youth, explaining why his name is so important, how he is able to spin straw into gold, and why a first-born child is his reward for helping the miller's daughter-turned-queen.
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Sisters of the Neversea
by Cynthia Leitich Smith
In this magical, modern twist on Peter Pan, stepsisters Lily and Wendy are spirited away to Neverland by a mysterious boy and must find a way back to the family they love.
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Hamster Princess : Harriet the Invincible
by Ursula Vernon
Never a conventional princess, Harriet becomes an adventurer after learning she is cursed to fall into a deep sleep on her 12th birthday, but after two years of slaying ogres, cliff-diving and more, things go awry at home and she must seek a prince to set things right.
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