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. Cheshire Crossing

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Author:
Weir, Andy
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4.4 stars
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Cary Regional - Young Adult Graphic Novels
YA WEIR
East Regional - Young Adult Graphic Novels
YA WEIR
Eva H. Perry Regional - Young Adult Graphic Novels
YA WEIR
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What happens to Alice when she comes back from Wonderland? Wendy from Neverland? Dorothy from Oz? The three meet here, at Cheshire Crossing -- a boarding school where girls like them learn how to cope with their supernatural experiences and harness their magical world-crossing powers. But the trio -- now teenagers, who've had their fill of meddling authority figures -- aren't content to sit still in a classroom. Soon they're dashing from one universe...

2. Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy: a graphic novel

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Author:
Terciero, Rey
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4.3 stars
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Green Road Community - Young Adult Graphic Novels
YA TERCIERO
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Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy are having a really tough year: Not only is their father overseas with the military and their mother working overtime to make ends meet, but each girl is struggling with her own unique problems. Whether it's school woes, health issues, boy troubles or simply feeling lost, the March sisters all need the same thing: support from each other. By coming together -- and sharing lots of laughs and tears -- these four young women find...

3. The most excellent and lamentable tragedy of Romeo & Juliet: a play by William Shakespeare

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Author:
Hinds, Gareth, 1971-
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Athens Drive Community - Young Adult Graphic Novels
YA SHAKESPEARE
Cary Regional - Young Adult Graphic Novels
YA SHAKESPEARE
Fuquay-Varina Community - Young Adult Graphic Novels
YA SHAKESPEARE
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A graphic novel adaptation of Shakespeare's tale of ill-fated love between a boy and girl from rival Verona families.

4. Northranger

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Author:
Terciero, Rey
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Cary Regional - Young Adult Graphic Novels
YA TERCIERO
Northeast Regional - Young Adult Graphic Novels
YA TERCIERO
Oberlin Regional - Young Adult Graphic Novels has 2
YA TERCIERO
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"In this swoony and spooky teen summer romance graphic novel set on a Texas ranch, sixteen-year-old Cade Muǫz finds himself falling for the ranch owner's mysterious and handsome son, only to discover that he may be harboring a dangerous secret."--Provided by publisher. "In this swoony and spooky teen summer romance graphic novel set on a Texas ranch, sixteen-year-old Cade Muo·z finds himself falling for the ranch owner's mysterious and handsome...

5. Snow White

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Author:
Phelan, Matt
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Eva H. Perry Regional - Young Adult Graphic Novels
YA PHELAN
North Regional - Young Adult Graphic Novels
YA PHELAN
Oberlin Regional - Young Adult Graphic Novels
YA PHELAN
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In 1928 New York City, a young girl named Samantha White is sent away by her cold stepmother, only to return after the stock market has crashed to find her father gone and her ruthless stepmother after her inheritance.