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Or, as luck would have it, a whole list of YA fairy tales for your reading pleasure!
Whether your favorite fairy tale is 6,000 years old or only 600, the fact remains that these preternatural tales
Fascinatingly, the vast majority of fairy tales were passed down through the oral tradition until relatively recently
Of course, that’s just one facet (the Brothers Grimm) of one tradition (European) of fairy tales
And then there’s the fact that the fairy tale is an ever-evolving beast
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Luckily for us, the most wondrous of fairy tales are still being spun by talented storytellers
And when Simidele breaks all the rules and saves a living boy, there must be consequences
” Thus begins the story of Blanca and Roja, sisters whose fates are bound up in a desperate
After just a few short paragraphs, McLemore’s writing will have you absolutely captivated in this enchanting
As with all good fairy tales, this story of family and love takes a turn when the
Instead, two centuries later, an oppressively heteropatriarchal monarchy mandates that all teenage girls attend the Annual Ball
What’s worse is that Sophia’s attraction to women is a dangerous kind of desire in
When she flees the ball without her best friend and love interest, Erin, she finds herself at
As their love story burgeons, their plot to take down the monarchy comes with higher and higher
When several kids go missing on Wendy’s 18th birthday, it dredges up the trauma of her
Violet is a Seer tasked with faking a prophecy about Prince Cyrus’ future bride
It’s up to Violet to figure out how to save the kingdom, the prince, and herself
This Beauty and the Beast retelling centers on Yeva, a strong young woman who would rather take
However, his sudden disappearance leads Yeva to track the Beast, tracing her father’s footsteps to the
Interestingly, book 3, A Darkness at the Door (released this last summer) is set in the same storyworld
It reunites readers with Rae, who found self-acceptance in the previous volume, in spite of ableist mistreatment,
Having been held captive on a snatcher’s ship, she ends up entangled with a dangerous Fae
Even though this book was first published in 2009, it’s a classic queer retelling of Cinderella
It doesn’t take long for her to fall for the king’s huntress, Kaisa — a bold
As their relationship develops, Ash has to reckon with her past in order to proceed with her