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 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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A graphic novel adaptation of Shakespeare's tale of ill-fated love between a boy and girl from rival Verona families.

2. Still star-crossed

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Author:
Taub, Melinda
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"After the deaths of Romeo and Juliet, mysterious figures in Verona are determined to reignite the feud between the Montagues and Capulets, so, for the sake of peace, the Prince orders Romeo's best friend Benvolio to marry Juliet's cousin Rosaline"--

3. Teach the torches to burn: a Romeo & Juliet remix

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Author:
Roehrig, Caleb
Series:
Remixed classics volume 7.
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Description:
In Verona, Italy, gay teens Romeo and Valentine discover first love amid a bloody, centuries-old feud, putting themselves in danger of losing each other forever.

4. These violent delights

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Author:
Gong, Chloe
Series:
These violent delights volume 1.
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In 1926 Shanghai, eighteen-year-old Juliette Cai, heir of the Scarlet Gang, and her first love-turned-rival Roma Montagov, leader of the White Flowers, must work together when mysterious deaths threaten their city.