Alternative Fairytales

Do you like your fairytales a bit darker, or a bit twisted? Try these recommendations!

Updated December 11, 2024
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Matar un reino
Christo, Alexandra
Paper Book
With seventeen prince hearts in her possession, Lira is one of the most revered sirens in the sea. But a slip-up prompts her mother, the Sea Queen, to transform Lira into what she most loathes--a human. Lira has until the winter solstice to deliver Prince Elian's heart to the Sea Queen or...
Diary of a wimpy kid : do-it-yourself book
Kinney, Jeff
Paper Book
Now everyone can write their own Wimpy Kid diary! Keep boredom at bay with Greg Heffley! Draw your own Wimpy-Kid-style cartoons, fill in facts and lists, check out the full-colour comics inside and even write your own Wimpy Kid journal, just like Greg. *Now with...
Stepsister
Donnelly, Jennifer
Paper Book
* "Printz Honor winner Donnelly offers up a stunningly focused story that rips into the heart of familiar fairy tale. Isabelle [is] a shattered but not unredeemable girl with a warrior's heart." -- Booklist, starred review An instant New York Times bestseller ...
A blade so black
McKinney, L. L.
Paper Book
"A Blade So Black is the fantasy book I've been waiting for my whole life." --Angie Thomas, #1 New York Times-bestselling author of The Hate U Give For fans of Marissa Meyer, L.L. McKinney's A Blade So Black delivers an irresistible urban...
Cinder
Meyer, Marissa
Paper Book
Large Print�s increased font size and wider line spacing maximizes reading legibility, and has been proven to advance comprehension, improve fluency, reduce eye fatigue, and boost engagement in young readers of all abilities, especially struggling, reluctant, and striving readers.<...

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