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
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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. This poison heart

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Author:
Bayron, Kalynn
Series:
This poison heart volume 1.
Average Rating:
4.6 stars
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Description:
Teenaged Briseis, who possesses a supernatural power over plants, even poisonous ones, inherits a dilapidated estate in rural New York and must protect herself and her family from centuries-old secrets that threaten their lives.