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Author: Jane Yolen
Genre: Historical, Fairy Tale, Mystery, Young Adult
Publisher: Tor
Publication Date: August 1992 (original)
Paperback: 239 pages (reprint)
A powerful retelling of Sleeping Beauty that is “heartbreaking and heartwarming.”
An American Library Association “100 Best Books for Teens”
An American Library Association “Best Books [...]
Author: Marissa Meyer
Genre: Science Fiction, Young Adult
Publisher: Feiwel & Friends
Publication date: January 3rd 2012
Hardcover: 387 pages
Humans and androids crowd the raucous streets of New Beijing. A deadly plague ravages the population. From space, a ruthless lunar people watch, waiting to make their move. [...]
Author: Adam Gidwitz
Genre: Horror, Fairy Tale Retellings, Middle Grade
Publisher: Dutton Juvenile
Publication Date: October 2010
Hardcover: 251 pages
In this mischievous and utterly original debut, Hansel and Gretel walk out of their own story and into eight other classic Grimm-inspired tales. As readers [...]
Author: Merrie Haskell
Genre: Fantasy, Fairy Tale Retelling, Young Adult
Publisher: HarperCollins
Publication Date: September 2011
Hardcover: 328 pages
Twelve princesses suffer from a puzzling—and downright silly—curse. Ridiculous though the curse may be, whoever breaks it will win a handsome reward.
Sharp-witted Reveka, an herbalist’s apprentice, has [...]
Author: Tracy Barrett
Genre: Historical Fiction, Greek Mythology Retelling, Young Adult
Publisher: Harcourt Children’s Books
Publication Date: September 19th 2011
Hardcover: 320 pages
Ariadne is destined to become a goddess of the moon. She leads a lonely life, filled with hours of rigorous training by stern [...]
Written by Anne Ursu
Illustrations by Erin McGuire
Genre: Fantasy, Fairy Tale Retelling, Middle Grade
Publisher: Walden Pond Press (HarperCollins)
Publication Date: September 2011
Hardcover: 313 pages
Once upon a time, Hazel and Jack were best friends. They had been best friends since they were six, spending hot [...]
“Inspirations and Influences” is a series of articles in which we invite authors to write guest posts talking about their…well, Inspirations and Influences. The cool thing is that the writers are given free reign so they can go wild and write about anything they want. It can be about their new book, series or [...]
Author: Lev A.C. Rosen
Genre: Comedy, Steampunk, Speculative Fiction
Publisher: Tor
Publication date: September 2011
Hardcover: 416 pages
Inspired by two of the most beloved works by literary masters, All Men of Genius takes place in an alternate Steampunk Victorian London, where science makes the [...]
Author: Kody Keplinger
Genre: Contemporary, Retelling, Young Adult
Publisher: Poppy
Publication date: September 5 2011
Hardcover: 288 pages
Most high school sports teams have rivalries with other schools. At Hamilton High, it’s a civil war: the football team versus the soccer team. And for her part,Lissa is [...]
Author: Stacey Jay
Genre: Fantasy, Speculative Fiction, Retelling, Young Adult
Publisher: Delacorte
Publication date: August 2011
Hardcover: 304 pages
“These violent delights have violent ends And in their triumph die, like fire and powder,
Which as they kiss consume.”
—Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare
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