YA Classic Retellings

YA adaptations or stories inspired from classic tales including fairy tales, fables, and classical literature. Not a complete or exhaustive list. *The Young Adult Collection is made up of books for a wide age range (12-18 years old) and includes a variety of different topics and interests. Not all titles will be appropriate for all readers.*
 

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1. Bookish and the beast

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Author:
Poston, Ashley
Series:
Once upon a con volume 3.
Average Rating:
3.5 stars
Formats:
Book, OverDrive eBook
Description:
In this adaptation of "Beauty and the Beast," the teenaged star of a popular science fiction movie franchise hides out in a small town, following a tabloid scandal, and meets the bookish Rosie Thorne who is still grieving over her mother's death.

2. Geekerella

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Author:
Poston, Ashley
Series:
Once upon a con volume 1.
Average Rating:
4 stars
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Oberlin Regional - Young Adult
YA POSTON
Description:
In a modern version of "Cinderella," geek girl Elle Wittimer enters a cosplay contest behind her stepmother's back and meets teen actor Darien Freeman at a convention cosplay ball.

3. The princess and the fangirl: a Geekerella fairy tale / y Ashley Poston

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Author:
Poston, Ashley
Series:
Once upon a con volume 2.
Average Rating:
4 stars
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Eva H. Perry Regional - Young Adult
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Description:
Imogen Lovelace is an ordinary fangirl on an impossible mission: save her favorite character, Princess Amara, from being killed off from her favorite franchise, Starfield. The problem is, Jessica Stone--the actress who plays Princess Amara--wants nothing more than to leave the intense scrutiny of the fandom behind. If this year's ExcelsiCon isn't her last, she'll consider her career derailed. When a case of mistaken identity throws look-a-likes Imogen...