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. The last true poets of the sea

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Author:
Drake, Julia
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4.3 stars
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Cary Regional - Young Adult
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East Regional - Young Adult
YA DRAKE
Green Road Community - Young Adult
YA DRAKE
Description:
Inspired loosely by Shakespeare's Twelfth Night, teenaged Violet is shipped off to Maine after her brother's hospitalization, where she searches for the lost shipwreck that her great-great grandmother survived and for answers about her family's long struggle with mental illness, all while falling in love.

2. Splintered

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Author:
Howard, A. G. (Anita G.)
Series:
Splintered series volume 1.
Average Rating:
3.3 stars
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Description:
A descendant of the inspiration for Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, sixteen-year-old Alyssa Gardner fears she is mentally ill like her mother until she finds that Wonderland is real and, if she passes a series of tests to fix Alice's mistakes, she may save her family from their curse.

3. Tell me my name

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Author:
Reed, Amy Lynn
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1 stars
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East Regional - Young Adult
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North Regional - Young Adult
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Wake Forest Community - Young Adult
YA REED
Description:
Eighteen-year-old Fern's life spirals out of control after troubled former child star Ivy Avila arrives on Commodore Island, ultimately forcing Fern to take agency over her own existence.