Children & Young Adults Fiction - Fairy Tales & Folklore

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The Egyptian Cinderella

Shirley Climo

Climo has woven this ancient tale, a mixture of fact and myth, with clarity and eloquence.The beauty of the language is set off to perfection by Heller's arresting illustrations.A stunning combination of fluent prose and exquisitely w...

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Published: Feb 1992

Jamie O'Rourke and the Big Potato

Tomie dePaola

Amusing illustrations enhance an Irish folktale about Jamie O'Rourke who, after meeting a leprechaun and being granted a wish, asks for all the potatoes he can eat and finds himself having asked for more than he can actually han...

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Published: Jan 1997

John Henry (Picture Puffins)

Julius Lester

The stunning 1995 Caldecott Honor BookJohn Henry is stronger than ten men, and can dig through a mountain faster than a steam drill. Julius Lester's folksy retelling of a popular African-American folk ballad has warmth, tall tale humo...

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Published: Dec 1999

Bella at Midnight

Diane Stanley

Bella has grown up thinking that she was just a simple peasant girl. But suddenly, Bella's world collapses. First, her best friend, Julian, betrays her. Then she finds out that she is, in fact, Isabel, the daughter of a knight who ab...

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Published: Jan 2008

The School for Good and Evil

Soman Chainani

The New York Times bestselling The School for Good and Evil, the first book in the series, is an epic journey into a dazzling new world, where the only way out of a fairy tale is to live through one. This paperback edition features an...

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Published: Apr 2014

The Princess in the Opal Mask

Jenny Lundquist

Every Fairy-Tale Ending Has a Price. . . . Orphaned as a child in the crumbling village of Tulan, Elara is determined to learn her true identity, even if it means wielding a dagger. Meanwhile, in Galandria's royal capital, Princess W...

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Published: Oct 2013

Snow: A Retelling of 'Snow White and ...

Tracy Lynn

'ONCE UPON A TIME'IS TIMELESSThe Duchess Jessica's childhood began with a tragedy: her mother's death. Her father, heartbroken at the loss of his beloved wife, could not bear to raise the child. Largely ignored, Jessica spent the firs...

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Published: Oct 2006

A Curse Dark as Gold

Elizabeth C. Bunce

This winner of the William C. Morris Award for best YA debut novel is a ghost story, spun with a romance, woven with a mystery, and shot through with fairy tale.The gold thread promises Charlotte Miller a chance to save her family's b...

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Published: May 2010

Flunked (Fairy Tale Reform School)

Jen Calonita

Would you send a villain to do a hero's job? An exciting new twisted fairy tale from the award-winning author of the Secrets of My Hollywood Life series. "Charming fairy-tale fun." -Sarah Mlynowski, author of the New York Ti...

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Published: Feb 2016

Revolting Rhymes

Roald Dahl

Did you think Cinderella married the prince and lived happily ever after, or that the three little pigs outsmarted the wolf? Think again! Master storyteller Roald Dahl adds his own darkly comic twists to six favorite tales, complete w...

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Published: Sep 2009

The Princess Curse

Merrie Haskell

Merrie Haskell's middle-grade fantasy novel Princess Curse is an imaginative retelling of the fairy tales The Twelve Dancing Princesses and Beauty and the Beast. In the fifteenth-century kingdom of Sylvania, the prince offers a fabul...

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Published: May 2013

The Crimson Thread: A Retelling of 'R...

Suzanne Weyn

'Once upon a Time' Is TimelessThe year is 1880, and Bertie, having just arrived in New York with her family, is grateful to be given work as a seamstress in the home of textile tycoon J. P. Wellington. When the Wellington family fortu...

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Published: Jun 2008

Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People's Ears:...

Verna Aardema

In this Caldecott Medal winner, Mosquito tells a story that causes a jungle disaster. 'Elegance has become the Dillons' hallmark. . . . Matching the art is Aardema's uniquely onomatopoeic text . . . An impressive showpiece.'--Booklist...

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Published: Aug 1992

Grimmtastic Girls #3: Snow White Luck...

Joan Holub

Snow White might be jinxed -- but at least she has the other grimmtastic girls to count on!Once upon a time, in faraway Grimmlandia. . .Snow White is having terrible luck. Her stepmom, Ms. Wicked, always puts her down, and is a member...

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Published: Jun 2014

Between the Lines

Jodi Picoult

The #1 New York Times bestseller filled with romance, adventure, and humor, from Jodi Picoult and her teenage daughter. What happens when happily ever after…isn't?Delilah is a bit of a loner who prefers spending her time in the scho...

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Published: Jun 2013

Midnight Pearls: A Retelling of 'The ...

Debbie Viguie

'ONCE UPON A TIME'IS TIMELESSIn a quiet fishing village seventeen years ago, one lone fisherman rescued a child from the sea. He and his wife raised the girl, Pearl, as their own daughter, never allowing themselves to wonder long abou...

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Published: Oct 2006

Towering

Alex Flinn

[Towering: PB: 9780062024190; HC: 9780062024176; EPB: 9780062209214]New York Times #1 bestselling author Alex Flinn reimagined the fairy tale Beauty and the Beast in Beastly and gave a twist to the story of Sleeping Beauty in A Kiss i...

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Published: Apr 2014

Grimmtastic Girls #4: Rapunzel Cuts L...

Joan Holub

Welcome to Grimm Academy, where Cinderella, Red Riding Hood, Snow White, and Rapunzel are BFFs -- and saving the world from the E.V.I.L. Society, one magical adventure at a time!Once upon a time, in faraway Grimmlandia . . .Rapunzel's...

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Published: Sep 2014

A Wicked Thing

Rhiannon Thomas

Rhiannon Thomas's dazzling debut novel is a spellbinding reimagining of what happens after happily ever after. Vividly imagined scenes of action, romance, and political intrigue are seamlessly woven together to reveal a richly created...

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Published: Jan 2016

Lon Po Po: A Red-Riding Hood Story fr...

Ed Young

A haunting Chinese rendition of the classic tale of 'Little Red Riding Hood' follows the adventures of young Shang, Tao, and Paotze, who encounter a terrifying wolf. Reprint. Caldecott Medal. Boston Globe-Horn Book Award. AB. SL...

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Published: Apr 1996

Stepsister

Jennifer Donnelly

* Printz Honor winner Donnelly offers up a stunningly focused story that rips into the heart of familiar fairy tale. Isabelle is] a shattered but not unreedemable girl with a warrior's heart. --Booklist, starred review An instantNew...

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Published: May 2020

The Sisters Grimm: Book Nine: The Cou...

Michael Buckley

In the final volume in the Sisters Grimm series, Sabrina, Daphne, and the rest of the Grimms and their friends must face off against the Master to decide the fate of Ferryport Landing—and the world. When Mirror fails to escape the b...

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Published: Jun 2013

How to Train Your Dragon: How to Fig...

Cressida Cowell

The epic finale to the New York Times bestselling How to Train Your Dragon series--now in paperback!The Doomsday of Yule has arrived, and the future of dragonkind lies in the hands of one boy with nothing to show--but everything to fi...

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Published: Nov 2016

Never After: The Stolen Slippers (The...

Melissa de la Cruz

Real life and fairy tales collide in Never After: The Stolen Slippers, book two of the funny and thrilling middle grade Chronicles of Never After series from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Descendants series Melis...

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Published: Dec 2022

Never After: The Thirteenth Fairy (Th...

Melissa de la Cruz

*A B&N Young Reader Monthly Pick!**Nominated for the 2021 Goodreads Choice Awards!*Discover a new middle-grade fantasy saga from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Descendants series, Melissa de la Cruz, where real life ...

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Published: Dec 2021

A Kiss in Time

Alex Flinn

Talia fell under a spell. . . . Jack broke the curse.I was told to beware the accursed spindle, but it was so enchanting, so hypnotic. . . .I was looking for a little adventure the day I ditched my tour group. But finding a comatose t...

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Published: May 2010

Enna Burning (Books of Bayern)

Shannon Hale

The beloved and magical Books of Bayern series from New York Times bestselling author Shannon Hale returns with brand new covers.Enna's brother, Leifer, has found the secret to an extraordinary power--to make fire without a spark. It'...

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Published: Jul 2017

Forest Born (Books of Bayern)

Shannon Hale

The beloved and magical Books of Bayern series from New York Times bestselling author Shannon Hale returns with brand new covers.Rin has always been a quiet, helpful daughter and sister, but a secret is eating at her. Recently, the so...

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Published: Aug 2017

The Ant and the Grasshopper (Classic ...

Blake Hoena

In this Classic Fable in Rhythm and Rhyme, a cheerful grasshopper asks an ant to come and play. But the ant is too busy preparing for winter. What will the grasshopper do? Find out when you sing along to The Ant and the Grasshopper! I...

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Published: Jan 2018

Unhinged: Splintered Book Two

A. G. Howard

Alyssa Gardner has been down the rabbit hole. She was crowned Queen of the Red Court and faced the bandersnatch. She saved the life of Jeb, the boy she loves, and escaped the machinations of the disturbingly appealing Morpheus. Now al...

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Published: Jan 2015
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