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Alex Flinn · 368 pages
Seventeen-year-old Johnny is approached at his family's struggling shoe repair shop in a Miami, Florida, hotel by Alorian Princess Victoriana, who asks him to find her brother who was turned into a frog.
Twice Upon a Time
James Riley · 340 pages
Jack, of the village of Giant's Hand, is now accompanied by a prince as he continues trying to help a reluctant princess find her family, while also attempting to save a city full of fairies from a nameless curse.
Talking to Dragons
Patricia C. Wrede · 255 pages
A fast paced, humorous YA science fiction. Young Daystar, raised by his mother Cimorene at the edge of the Enchanted Forest, is sent out on an adventure with a magical sword, meeting a young fire witch and an immature dragon on the way. This is the fourth book of the Enchanted Forest series, and takes place a generation after the first.
The Wishing Spell
Chris Colfer · 448 pages
Frustrated by all the happy goofy representations of fairy tales? (Note: Chris began the concept for this book in his late high school years, which were much earlier than the copyright date of 2012.) Well, so was Chris. So, he decided to mix them up a little. This book has several of the standard fairy tale characters, such as Red Riding Hood, the witch who liked to eat children (Hansel & Gretel),
Ella Enchanted
Gail Carson Levine · 240 pages
This beloved Newbery Honor-winning story about a feisty heroine is sure to enchant readers new and old. At her birth, Ella of Frell receives a foolish fairy's gift—the “gift” of obedience. Ella must obey any order, whether it's to hop on one foot for a day and a half, or to chop off her own head! But strong-willed Ella does not accept her fate... Against a bold backdrop of princes, ogres, g
The Tale of Despereaux
Kate DiCamillo · 270 pages
The adventures of Desperaux Tilling, a small mouse of unusual talents, the princess that he loves, the servant girl who longs to be a princess, and a devious rat determined to bring them all to ruin.
Spelled
Betsy Schow · 344 pages
As the crown princess of Emerald, Dorthea lives a charmed life full of Hans Christian Louboutin glass slippers and Glenda Original ball gowns. But when she unknowingly wishes upon a cursed star, all spell breaks loose and the rules of fairy tale disappear--taking Dorthea's parents with them.
Frogged
Vivian Vande Velde · 198 pages
When almost-thirteen-year-old Princess Imogene is turned into a frog, she puts into practice lessons from the book, The Art of Being a Princess, as she tries to become her less-than-perfect self again.
Once Upon a Curse
E.D. Baker · 250 pages
Many years ago a slighted fairy placed a curse on a beautiful young princess--a curse that caused her and all her female descendants to turn into mean, ugly witches if they ever touched a flower after turning sixteen. Now, Princess Emma, who is about to turn sixteen herself, is determined to break the spell once and for all. Emma travels back in time to the day the curse was placed on her ancestor
Summer in Orcus
T. Kingfisher · 265 pages
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
L. Frank Baum · 156 pages
Over a century after its initial publication, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz is still captivating the hearts of countless readers. Come adventure with Dorothy and her three friends: the Scarecrow, the Tin Woodman, and the Cowardly Lion, as they follow the Yellow Brick Road to the Emerald City for an audience with the Great Oz, the mightiest Wizard in the land, and the only one that can return Dorothy
The Horse and His Boy
C.S. Lewis · 208 pages
Bree, the talking horse, has been kidnapped from Narnia, and longs to return. Shasta decides to run away with him. Before they know it, they are on a dangerous journey together, through strange cities, tombs and harsh deserts.
The Complete Grimm's Fairy Tales
Jacob Grimm, Wilhelm Grimm · 880 pages
Centaur Aisle
Piers Anthony · 304 pages
Among the Beasts & Briars
Ashley Poston · 342 pages
The Princess Bride
William Goldman · 399 pages
*The Princess Bride is a timeless tale that pits country against country, good against evil, love against hate. This incredible journey and artfully rendered love story is peppered with strange beasties monstrous and gentle, memorable surprises both terrible and sublime, and such unforgettable characters as...* **Westley**, the handsome farm boy who risks death (and much worse) for the woman he
The Paper Bag Princess
Robert Munsch · 32 pages
Story about not accepting failure or giving up on what you want. It's not about looks or power but tenacity and quick thinking. Hurray for you Princess of the Paper Bag. Very short, easy reading. I wanted to hear more about her.
Coraline
Neil Gaiman · 176 pages
When Coraline steps through a door to find another house strangely similar to her own (only better), things seem marvelous. But there's another mother there, and another father, and they want her to stay and be their little girl. They want to change her and never let her go. Coraline will have to fight with all her wit and courage if she is to save herself and return to her ordinary life.
The Stepsister Scheme
Jim C. Hines · 348 pages
What would happen if an author went back to the darker themes of the original fairy tales for his plots, and then crossed the Disney princesses with Charlie’s Angels? What’s delivered is The Stepsister Scheme—a whole new take on what happened to Cinderella and her prince after the wedding. And with Jim C. Hines penning the tale readers can bet it won’t be “and they lived happily ever after.”
Just Ella
Margaret Peterson Haddix · 218 pages
You've heard the fairytale: a glass slipper, Prince Charming, happily ever after... Welcome to reality: royal genealogy lessons, needlepoint, acting like "a proper lady," and -- worst of all -- a prince who is not the least bit interesting, and certainly not charming. As soon-to-be princess Ella deals with her newfound status, she comes to realize she is not "your majesty" material. But br
Once Upon a Marigold
Jean Ferris · 280 pages
Christian was clueless when he started spying on the royal family through his telescope. He lives in a cave with a troll for a dad, after all. If his dad had only warned him about all that mind-boggling love stuff, maybe things wouldn't be such a mess. Although then, maybe, Princess Marigold would be dead. But Christian wasn't warned. And now that he's fallen for the princess, it's up to him to un
In a Glass Grimmly
Adam Gidwitz
Companion to: A tale dark & Grimm. Follows Frog (who is not a prince) as he hops out of his own story and joins cousins Jack and Jill to seek a magic mirror, encoutering such creatures as giants, mermaids, and goblins along the way. Based in part on Mother Goose rhymes and fairy tales from the Brothers Grimm and Andersen.