Lawrence Teen Picks: YA Fairy Tale Retellings (Mostly)Like this list

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• At Midnight

  Fifteen Beloved Fairy Tales Reimagined

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  “A collection of fifteen original and retold fairy tales, reimagined with fresh perspectives and unexpected twists.” Starting this list off strong, this book offers a collection of a whopping 15 fresh takes on old fairy tales. This one is…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Vassa in the Night

  Porter, Sarah, 1969-

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  Vassilissa the Beautiful: “In Vassa's Brooklyn neighborhood, where she lives with her stepmother and bickering stepsisters, one might stumble onto magic, but stumbling out again could become an issue.” This novel brings 2 of Russia’s…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Book of a Thousand Days

  Hale, Shannon

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  Maid Maleen (Brothers Grimm): “Fifteen-year-old Dashti, sworn to obey her sixteen-year-old mistress, the Lady Saren, shares Saren's years of punishment locked in a tower, then brings her safely to the lands of her true love, where both…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Girl Who Fell Beneath the Sea

  Oh, Axie

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  The Tale of Shim Cheong: “Deadly storms have ravaged Mina's homeland for generations. [...] In an attempt to appease him, each year a beautiful maiden is thrown into the sea to serve as the Sea God's bride, in the hopes that one day the…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Skin of the Sea

  Bowen, Natasha,

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  The Little Mermaid: “Transformed by the goddess Yemoja into a Mami Wati, an African mermaid charged with collecting the souls of those who die at sea, Simi goes against the gods to save a living boy, Kola, from drowning.” This book takes…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Dark and Deepest Red

  McLemore, Anna-Marie

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  The Red Shoes: “Summer, 1518. A strange sickness sweeps through Strasbourg: women dance in the streets, some until they fall down dead. [...]” This retelling of the fairy tale The Red Shoes connects two girls of color over 5 centuries. If…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• House of Salt and Sorrows

  Craig, Erin A.

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  The Twelve Dancing Princesses: “In a manor by the sea, twelve sisters are cursed. Annaleigh lives a sheltered life at Highmoor with her sisters and their father and stepmother. Once there were twelve, but loneliness fills the grand halls…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• A Clash of Steel

  a Treasure Island Remix

  Lee, C. B.

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  Treasure Island: “1826. The legendary Dragon Fleet, the scourge of the South China Sea, is no more. Xiang has grown up with stories about the Dragon Fleet and its ruthless leader, a woman known only as the Dragon Queen. [...]” While…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Six Crimson Cranes

  Lim, Elizabeth,

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  Contains elements from The Wild Swans, Cinderella, the legend of Chang E, and the Tale of the Bamboo Cutter: “Shiori, princess of Kiata, has a secret: Forbidden magic runs through her veins. [...].” This book draws from many different…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Sisters of the Snake

  Nanua, Sarena

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  The Prince and the Pauper: “A street thief and a princess discover they are twins separated at birth-and must switch places to find an all-powerful stone and prevent a deadly war from taking place.” This author brings the English classic…Read moreRead more of this annotation