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100 Must-Read Fairytale Retellings for Adults and YA Readers - Page 2

his list of must-read fairytale retellings for adults and YA readers is sponsored by Everywhere You Want to Be by Christina June, Blink YA Books.
From author Christina June comes a new young adult novel, Everywhere You Want to Be, a modern retelling of the Red Riding Hood story. Tilly Castillo thought she lost her chance to be a contemporary dancer, but when a summer job in New York City appears, nothing can stop her from saying yes—not her mother, not the other cutthroat dancers, and not even her fears of the big city.
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The Wrath and the Dawn (Renee Ahdieh)
The Wrath and the Dawn
41
Renee Ahdieh
One Thousand and One Nights: A Retelling
One Thousand and One Nights: A Retelling
42
Tales of a Severed Head (Rachida Madani)
Tales of a Severed Head
43
Rachida Madani
Alif the Unseen (G. Willow Wilson)
Alif the Unseen
44
G. Willow Wilson
Winter Rose (Patricia A. McKillip)
Winter Rose
45
Patricia A. McKillip
Roses and Rot (Kat Howard (Saga Press))
Roses and Rot
46
Kat Howard (Saga Press)
Tam Lin (Pamela Dean)
Tam Lin
47
Pamela Dean
The Epic Crush of Genie Lo (F.C.Yee)
The Epic Crush of Genie Lo
48
F.C.Yee
The Kappa Child (Hiromi Goto)
The Kappa Child
49
Hiromi Goto
Baba Yaga Laid an Egg (Dubravka Ugresic)
Baba Yaga Laid an Egg
50
Dubravka Ugresic
Vassa in the Night (Sarah Porter)
Vassa in the Night
51
Sarah Porter
The Bear and the Nightingale (Katherine Arden)
The Bear and the Nightingale
52
Katherine Arden
In the Forests of Serre (Patricia McKillip)
In the Forests of Serre
53
Patricia McKillip
Deathless (Catherynne M. Valente)
Deathless
54
Catherynne M. Valente
Little Red Riding Hood in the Red Light District (Manlio Argueta)
Little Red Riding Hood in the Red Light District
55
Manlio Argueta
Sisters Red (Jackson Pearce)
Sisters Red
56
Jackson Pearce
The True Story of Hansel and Gretel (Louise Murphy)
The True Story of Hansel and Gretel
57
Louise Murphy
Gretel and the Dark (Eliza Granville)
Gretel and the Dark
58
Eliza Granville
The Snow Child (Eowyn Ivey)
The Snow Child
59
Eowyn Ivey
The Changeling (Victor Lavalle)
The Changeling
60
Victor Lavalle
The Stolen Child (Keith Donohue)
The Stolen Child
61
Keith Donohue
Midnight Robber (Nalo Hopkinson)
Midnight Robber
62
Nalo Hopkinson
Thorn (Intisar Khanani)
Thorn
63
Intisar Khanani
Daughter of the Forest (Juliet Marillier)
Daughter of the Forest
64
Juliet Marillier
The Wild Swans by Peg Kerr
The Wild Swans by Peg Kerr
65
The Nightingale (Kristin Hannah)
The Nightingale
66
Kristin Hannah
Redemption in Indigo by Karen Lord
Redemption in Indigo by Karen Lord
67
Bridge of Birds (Barry Hughart)
Bridge of Birds
68
Barry Hughart
To Kill a Kingdom (Alexandra Christo)
To Kill a Kingdom
69
Alexandra Christo
The Ice Queen (Alice Hoffman)
The Ice Queen
70
Alice Hoffman
The Palm-Wine Drinkard (Amos Tutuola)
The Palm-Wine Drinkard
71
Amos Tutuola
Wintersong (S. Jae-Jones)
Wintersong
72
S. Jae-Jones
The Sleeper and the Spindle (Neil Gaiman)
The Sleeper and the Spindle
73
Neil Gaiman
The Book of Lost Things (John Connolly)
The Book of Lost Things
74
John Connolly
The Forgotten Garden (Kate Morton)
The Forgotten Garden
75
Kate Morton
The Hazel Wood (Melissa Albert)
The Hazel Wood
76
Melissa Albert
Witches Abroad (Terry Pratchett)
Witches Abroad
77
Terry Pratchett
Fables (Bill Willingham)
Fables
78
Bill Willingham
The Stepsister Scheme by Jim C. Hines
The Stepsister Scheme by Jim C. Hines
79
The Djinn in the Nightingale's Eye (A.S. Byatt)
The Djinn in the Nightingale's Eye
80
A.S. Byatt
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