It's FRIDAY! Which means it's time for Fast Five Fiction. Each week I'll be sharing 5 fiction books: new books, notable books, books around a common theme. This week I've got some Fairy Tale Retellings! In the last decade there has been a huge influx of fairy tale inspired literature, and I'll be sharing five of my favorite series. Click the title to be directed to the library's catalog.
The Sisters Grimm by Michael Buckley
Sabrina and Daphne Grimm have gone through a series of foster homes after their parents disappear. They have been treated as maids, servants, and other things that children shouldn't be. They've been abused and ignored because they have a harsh and uncaring caseworker, Ms. Smirt. After all of their trouble, they end up in the care of their long-lost and supposedly dead grandmother whom Sabrina believes is crazy. They soon find that they are living in a town of Everafters, live characters form fantasy and fairy tales. Their family business is working as detectives, who solve mysteries that might be connected to the disappearance of their parents. Unluckily for them, an evil group of Everafters, called The Scarlet Hand, are determined to find a way out of the barrier and take over the world. This barrier stops the Everafters in Ferryport Landing from leaving. The only way to destroy the barrier is if all the Grimms leave the town of if they all die.
The Fairy Tale Detectives
The Unusual Suspects
The Problem Child
Once Upon a Crime
Magic and Other Misdemeanors
Tales from the Hood
The Unusual Suspects
The Problem Child
Once Upon a Crime
Magic and Other Misdemeanors
Tales from the Hood
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The Land of Stories by Chris Colfer
Alex and Conner Bailey's world is about to change.When the twins’ grandmother gives them a treasured fairy-tale book, they have no idea they’re about to enter a land beyond all imagining: the Land of Stories, where fairy tales are real.But as Alex and Conner soon discover, the stories they know so well haven’t ended in this magical land—Goldilocks is now a wanted fugitive,Red Riding Hood has her own kingdom,and Queen Cinderella is about to become a mother!The twins know they must get back home somehow. But with the legendary Evil Queen hot on their trail, will they ever find the way?The Land of Stories brings readers on a thrilling quest filled with magic spells, laugh-out-loud humor, and page-turning adventure.
The Main Series
Companion Books
This series is also available in Spanish and on Audiobook CD as well as available on Overdrive.
Whatever After by Sarah Mlynowski
Siblings Abby and Jonah have a magic mirror that leads them into different fairy tales, from Snow White to Rapunzel to the Little Mermaid. In each fairy tale, Abby and Jonah accidentally mess up the story — and hilarity and hijinks ensue!
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Far Out Fairy Tales Graphic Novel Series
What do you get when classic fairy tales are twisted about, turned inside out, and reworked for the graphic novel format? Far Out Fairy Tales! discover what Snow White would be like if she were raised by robots. Find out how Cinderella's story plays out when she walks the path of the ninja. Play along when three billy goats named Gruff get stuck inside a video game. Chase down the Big Bad Wolf with the help of a super-powered Red Riding Hood! Each fairy tale revision holds true to the spirit of the original while adding a modern twist to the classic tales we know and love. Experience fairy tales like never before in this modern twist to the classic tales we know and love.
Private Eye Princess and the Emerald Pea by Martin Powell
Tumbelina, Wrestling Champ by Alberto Rayo
Hansel & Gretel & Zombies by Benjamin Harper
Red Riding Hood, Superhero by Otis Frampton
Rapunzel vs. Frankenstein by Martin Powell
Jak and the Magic Nano-beans by Carl Bowen
Super Billy Goats Gruff by Sean Tulien
Ninja-rella by Joey Comeau
Snow White and the Seven Robots by Louise Simonson
The Grimm Series by Adam Gidwitz
In this mischievous and utterly original series, Hansel and Gretel walk out of their own story and into eight other classic Grimm-inspired tales. As readers follow the siblings through a forest brimming with menacing foes, they learn the true story behind (and beyond) the bread crumbs, edible houses, and outwitted witches. Fairy tales have never been more irreverent or subversive as Hansel and Gretel learn to take charge of their destinies and become the clever architects of their own happily ever after. A Tale Dark & Grimm was nominated for the Indiana Young Hoosier Book Award in 2012.
Happy Friday and happy reading!
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