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Brave Red, smart frog : a new book of old tales
by Emily Jenkins
Sympathetic retellings of seven classic fairy tales uses contemporary language to convey their pathos and humor and includes the stories of a spiteful princess with too many dresses, a woodcutter who hysterically mourns the death of his donkey and more. By the author of the Toys series.
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When the sea turned to silver
by Grace Lin
Inspired by Chinese folklore, a companion to the Newbery Honor-winning Where the Mountain Meets the Moon follows the efforts of young Pinmei to rescue her beloved storyteller grandmother from a greedy Emperor who seeks to claim a Luminous Stone of legendary power. Simultaneous eBook. 75,000 first printing.
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Breadcrumbs
by Anne Ursu
Hazel and Jack are best friends until an accident with a magical mirror and a run-in with a villainous queen find Hazel on her own, entering an enchanted wood in the hope of saving Jack's life. 25,000 first printing.
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Just Ella
by Margaret Peterson Haddix
In this continuation of the Cinderella story, fifteen-year-old Ella finds that accepting Prince Charming's proposal ensnares her in a suffocating tangle of palace rules and royal etiquette, so she plots to escape
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The fairy-tale detectives
by Michael Buckley
Orphans Sabrina and Daphne Grimm are sent to live with an eccentric grandmother that they have always believed to be dead
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Hamster princess : Harriet the invincible
by Ursula Vernon
Never a conventional princess, Harriet becomes an adventurer after learning she is cursed to fall into a deep sleep on her 12th birthday, but after two years of slaying ogres, cliff-diving and more, things go awry at home and she must seek a prince to set things right. Simultaneous eBook. 75,000 first printing.
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Ella enchanted
by Gail Carson Levine
In a first novel and 1998 Newbery Honor Book based on the story of Cinderella, Ella struggles against a childhood curse that forces her to obey any order given to her. Reprint.
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Frogged
by Vivian Vande Velde
From an Edgar Award-winning author comes a new middle-grade novel that presents a fresh and funny twist on the fairy tale "The Princess and the Frog," in which Princess Imogene kisses a frog to break the spell he's under—and is turned into a frog herself! 15,000 first printing.
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Half upon a time
by James Riley
May, a "regular" girl, suddenly finds herself in a fantasy world where she meets Jack, who is trying to repair his family's reputation since his father stole those beans from the giant, and together they embark on a hilarious adventure.
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Rump : the true story of Rumpelstiltskin
by Liesl Shurtliff
When his mother dies without revealing his full name, Rump endures teasing for his half-name until he discovers his ability to spin gold, a talent that entangles him in a dire curse and prompts a fantastical quest to discover his true identity.
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Of giants and ice
by Shelby Bach
A first installment in a series inspired by classic fairy tales finds Rory Landon, the weary daughter of Hollywood-connected parents, enrolling in the unusual Ever After School, where she discovers that she is destined to star in a fairy tale of her own after fighting a fire-breathing dragon.
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Fairest of all
by Sarah Mlynowski
After moving to a new house, ten-year-old Abby and her younger brother Jonah discover an antique mirror that transports them into the Snow White fairy tale
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The hero's guide to saving your kingdom
by Christopher Healy
Exiled from their castles when they are rejected by the princesses they love, the prince rescuers of Sleeping Beauty, Cinderella, Snow White and Rapunzel discover an evil plot that threatens all of their kingdoms. 75,000 first printing.
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Cinderella stays late
by Joan Holub
The creators of the popular Goddess Girls and Heroes in Training tales present a lively series featuring relatable adaptations of favorite fairy-tale heroines who attend school together in faraway Grimmlandia and help each other through respective challenges involving handsome princes, evil stepfamilies and more. Simultaneous eBook.
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A tale dark & Grimm
by Adam Gidwitz
In a mischievous and utterly original debut, Hansel and Gretel walk out of their own story and into eight other classic Grimm-inspired tales that have never been more irreverent or subversive, as the siblings learn to take charge of their destinies and become the clever architects of their own "happily ever after." Reprint.
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The storybook of legends
by Shannon Hale
At Ever After High, a boarding school for the sons and daughters of famous fairy-tale characters, students Apple White and Raven Queen face the moment when they must choose whether to follow their destinies, or change them
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Flunked
by Jen Calonita
Tossed into Cinderella's stepmother's reform school for fairy-tale villains after stealing a hair clip, 12-year-old petty thief Gilly meets fellow students Jax and Kayla, who reveal the school's true evil purpose.
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Jack : the true story of Jack and the beanstalk
by Liesl Shurtliff
Making mischief when he gets bored, an overworked Jack finds adventure as a giant chaser in the land beyond the clouds, where he seeks to reclaim a precious object stolen by the king of the giants. By the author of Rump. Simultaneous eBook.
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Grounded : the adventures of Rapunzel
by Megan Morrison
A middle-grade adaptation of the Rapunzel fairy tale follows the adventures of a long-haired girl who grows up in a wish-granting tower before meeting a stranger who tells her that the outside world is not as bad as the girl's witch guardian claims. Simultaneous eBook.
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Disenchanted : the trials of Cinderella
by Megan Morrison
For generations the Charming men have been cursed, but now that the witch Envearia is dead the curse should be broken--however things are complicated at Charming Palace: King Clement is still nasty, Queen Maud has fled with the help of her son, Prince Dash, and Ella Coach (called Cinderella) would rather be at home sewing than living in the palace at Charming Prep school
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The wolf hour
by Sara Holmes
Magia and her family live in the shadow of the Puszcza, an ancient and magical forest rich in stories and mysteries, where wolves can talk and read and unwary humans who enter its boundaries never come back--but despite her beautiful voice Magia longs tobe a woodcutter like her father and learn the secrets of the Puszcza
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The wishing spell
by Chris Colfer
"Through the mysterious powers of a cherished book of stories, twins Alex and Conner leave their world behind and find themselves in a foreign land full of wonder and magic where they come face-to-face with the fairy tale characters they grew up reading about"
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The girl who drank the moon
by Kelly Regan Barnhill
Luna, whose magical abilities are emerging, was raised in the forest by a witch, a swamp monster, and a dragon, but when a young man from the Protectorate is determined to kill the witch, Luna must use her magic to protect her family
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Lalani of the distant sea
by Erin Entrada Kelly
"Twelve-year-old Lalani Sarita takes on the impossible task of traveling to the legendary Mount Isa, towering on an island to the north. Generations of men and boys have died on the same quest--how can a timid young girl in a tiny boat survive the epic tests of the archipelago?"
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