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. Bad girls never say die

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Author:
Mathieu, Jennifer
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Athens Drive Community - Young Adult
YA MATHIEU
Cary Regional - Young Adult
YA MATHIEU
Duraleigh Road - Young Adult
YA MATHIEU
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In this gender-flipping reimagining of S.E. Hinton's "The Outsiders" set in 1964 Houston, Evie must redefine what it means to be a bad girl and rethink everything she knows about loyalty after she is saved from the unimaginable by a good girl from the "right" side of the tracks.

2. A taste for love

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Author:
Yen, Jennifer
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Athens Drive Community - Young Adult
YA YEN
Cary Regional - Young Adult has 2
YA YEN
Eva H. Perry Regional - Young Adult has 2
YA YEN
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Both high school senior Liza Yang and her mother share a love and talent for baking but disagree on the subject of dating, especially when Mrs. Yang turns her annual baking contest into a matchmaking scheme.