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. Anna K: a love story

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Author:
Lee, Jenny, 1971-
Series:
Anna K volume 1.
Average Rating:
4.7 stars
Formats:
Book, OverDrive eAudiobook, OverDrive eBook
Description:
Told from multiple viewpoints, while seventeen-year-old Anna K seems above the typical problems of her Manhattan friends and siblings, finding love with a notorious playboy changes everything.

2. Never look back

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Author:
Rivera, Lilliam
Average Rating:
5 stars
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Cary Regional - Young Adult
YA RIVERA
Eva H. Perry Regional - Young Adult
YA RIVERA
Fuquay-Varina Community - Young Adult
YA RIVERA
Description:
A modern retelling of the myth, Orpheus and Eurydice, in which Eury leaves Puerto Rico for the Bronx, haunted by losing all to Hurricane Maria and by evil spirit Ato, and meets a bachata-singing charmer, Pheus.

3. Snow White

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Author:
Phelan, Matt
Average Rating:
3.5 stars
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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
Description:
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.