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Alexander, Lloyd
The Arkadians
To escape the wrath of the king and his wicked soothsayers, an honest young man joins with a poet-turned-jackass and a young girl with mystical powers on a series of epic adventures.
272 p. 1995
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Archer, Lily
The Poison Apples
At an elite Massachusetts boarding school, three fifteen-year-old girls of very different backgrounds discover a common bond and form a club to plot revenge against their evil stepmothers.
276 p. 2007
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Discussion Guides - Teen Books
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Block, Francesca Lia
The Rose and the Beast : Fairy Tales Retold
Nine fairy tales are turned inside out.
229 p. 2000
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Cabot, Meg
Avalon High
Having moved to Annapolis, Maryland, with her medievalist parents, high school junior Ellie enrolls at Avalon High School where several students may or may not be reincarnations of King Arthur and his court.
288 p. 2006
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Farmer, Nancy
The Sea of Trolls
After Jack (of Jack and Jill) becomes apprenticed to a Druid bard, he and his little sister Lucy are captured by Viking Berserkers and taken to the home of King Ivar the Boneless and his half-troll queen, leading Jack to undertake a vital quest to Jotunheim, home of the trolls.
459 p. 2004
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Guys Read
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Flinn, Alex
Beastly
A modern retelling of Beauty and the Beast from the point of view of the Beast, a vain Manhattan private school student who is turned into a monster and must find true love before he can return to his human form.
304 p. 2007
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George, Jessica Day
Princess of the Midnight Ball
A retelling of the tale of twelve princesses who wear out their shoes dancing every night, and of Galen, a former soldier now working in the king's gardens, who follows them in hopes of breaking the curse.
280 p. 2009
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New Books for Kids 2009 01-02
Fairy Tales with New Twists - chapter books
book talks - autumn 2009
Book Talks
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George, Jessica Day
Sun and Moon Ice and Snow
A girl travels east of the sun and west of the moon to free her beloved prince from a magic spell.
328 p. 2008
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Geras, Adele
Ithaka
The island of Ithaka is overrun with uncouth suitors demanding that Penelope choose a new husband, as she patiently awaits the return of Odysseus from the Trojan War. Ten years have passed since the end of the war in Troy. But Penelope is certain that her husband has survived the destruction of Troy and will, with the protection of Pallas Athene, return.
360 p. 2006
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Hale, Shannon
Book of a Thousand Days
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 must hide who they are as they work as kitchen maids. A reimagined, little-known classic fairy tale from the Brothers Grimm, reset on the central Asian steppes.
305 p. 2007
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Book Talks Spring 2008
Flights of Fantasy
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Hale, Shannon
The Goose Girl
On her way to marry a prince she's never met, Princess Anidori is betrayed by her guards and her lady-in-waiting and must become a goose girl to survive until she can reveal her true identity and reclaim the crown that is rightfully hers.
383 p. 2005
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Fairy Tales with New Twists - chapter books
Ravenous Readers
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Holder, Nancy
Spirited
Based on both the Beauty and the Beast tale, and James Fenimore Cooper's novel, Last of the Mohicans.
253 p. 2004
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Livingston, Lesley
Wondrous Strange : a Novel
When seventeen-year-old actress Kelley Winslow meets Sonny Flannery, she discovers he is a changeling and guardian of the gate between the faerie Otherworld and the mortal realm. She also learns that her mother had otherworldly powers that she has passed on to Kelley.
327 p. 2009
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Lowe, Helen
Thornspell
In this elaboration of Sleeping Beauty, Prince Sigismund, having grown up in a remote castle dreaming of going on knightly quests, has had only a passing interest in the forbidden wood lying beyond the castle gates until a brief encounter with a beautiful and mysterious lady changes his life forever.
309 p. 2008
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Fairy Tales with New Twists - chapter books
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Marillier, Juliet
Wildwood Dancing
Five sisters who live with their merchant father in Transylvania use a hidden portal in their home to cross over into a magical world, the Wildwood.
407 p. 2007
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Flights of Fantasy
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Martin, Rafe
Birdwing
Prince Ardwin, known as Birdwing, the youngest of six brothers turned into swans by their stepmother, is unable to complete the transformation back into human form, so he undertakes a journey to discover whether his feathered arm will be a curse or a blessing to him.
359 p. 2005
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McKillip, Patricia A.
Od Magic
Possessing a unique talent for connecting with the agricultural environment, Brenden Vetch is hired as a gardener by the wizard Od, but Brenden's gifts could tip the balance of power in the Kingdom of Numis.
315 p. 2005
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McKinley, Robin
Rose Daughter
Beauty grows to love the Beast at whose castle she is compelled to stay, and through her love he is released from the curse that had turned him from man to beast.
306 p. 1997
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McNaughton, Janet Elizabeth
An Earthly Knight
In 1162 in Scotland, sixteen-year-old Jenny Avenel falls in love with the mysterious Tam Lin while being courted by the king's brother and must navigate the tides of tradition and the power of ancient magic to define her own destiny.
261 p. 2004
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Morris, Gerald
The Savage Damsel and the Dwarf
Lynet, a feisty young woman, journeys to King Arthur's court in order to find a champion to rescue her beautiful older sister. She is joined in her quest by a clever dwarf and a bold kitchen knave, neither of whom are what they seem.
213 p. 2000
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