A retelling of a famous story

Updated January 9, 2025
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Maria : a novel of Maria von Trapp
Moran, Michelle
Paper Book
NATIONAL BESTSELLER . Maria von Trapp. You know the name and the iconic songs, but do you know her real story? This dramatic novel, based on the woman glamorized in The Sound of Music, brings Maria to life as never before. "As immersive, heartbreaking, and ultimately...
The true story of the 3 little pigs
Scieszka, Jon.
CD
A spoof on the three little pigs story, this time told from the wolf's point of view. Lane Smith also illustrated Hallowe'en ABC which was one of The New York Times Best Illustrated Books of the Year.
Greek myths : a new retelling
Higgins, Charlotte
Paper Book
A brilliantly original, landmark retelling of Greek myths, recounted as if they were actual scenes being woven into textiles by the women who feature prominently in them--including Athena, Helen, Circe and Penelope "Greek myths were full of powerful witches, unpredictable gods...
All-American murder : the rise and fall of Aaron Hernandez, the superstar whose life ended on murderers' row
Patterson, James
Paper Book
This New York Times bestselling memoir examines an NFL player's rise and fall from the Patriots to prison, recounting the first-degree murder conviction that led to his untimely death--and shocking posthumous CTE diagnosis.   ...
Redeeming love : a novel
Rivers, Francine
Audiobook
La exitosa autora Francine Rivers relata nuevamente la historia bíblica de amor de Gómer y Oseas en un cuento ambientado con el emocionante telón de fondo de la fiebre del oro de California. La protagonista, Ángela, es una joven mujer que fue vendida para la prostitución cuando era niña. Miguel...
If Kennedy lived : the first and second terms of President John F. Kennedy : an alternate history
Greenfield, Jeff
Paper Book
From one of the country's most brilliant political commentators, the national bestselling author of Then Everything Changed, comes an extraordinary, thought-provoking look at John F. Kennedy's presidency - after November 22nd 1963. In Then Everything Changed, Jeff Greenfield...
Emma : a modern retelling
McCall Smith, Alexander
Paper Book
The best-selling author of the No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency series deftly escorts Jane Austen's beloved, meddlesome heroine into the twenty-first century in this delightfully inventive retelling.   The summer after university, Emma Woodhouse returns home to the village of Highbury...
Beauty sleep
Dokey, Cameron.
Paper Book
An acclaimed romance writer follows up her previous update of a classic fairy tale--"The Storyteller's Daughter"--with this updated version of the tale of Sleeping Beauty. Aurore, a young tomboy of a princess, embarks on a dangerous journey alongside a prince, only to find a curse activated upon her...
James : a novel
Everett, Percival
Paper Book
A brilliant, action-packed reimagining of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, both harrowing and ferociously funny, told from the enslaved Jim's point of view. From the "literary icon" (Oprah Daily), Pulitzer Prize Finalist, and one of the most decorated writers of our...
Second chances : an Amish retelling of Jane Austen's Persuasion
Price, Sarah
Paper Book
At twenty-five years of age, Anna Eicher has never married. When she was seventeen, her parents convinced her to break off her courtship with Freman Whittmore, the youngest son in the Whittmore family and her best friend. Afterward, a distraught Freman moved away from Lancaster County.<...
The matchmaker : an Amish retelling of Jane Austen's Emma
Price, Sarah
Paper Book
When Emma's interference in her friends' lives backfires, will the consequences be more than she bargained for? Emma Weaver is twenty-one years old and has found a passion for playing matchmaker with her...
Malice : a novel
Walter, Heather
Paper Book
A princess isn't supposed to fall for an evil sorceress. But in this "bewitching and fascinating" (Tamora Pierce) retelling of "Sleeping Beauty," true love is more than a simple fairy tale.   "Walter's spellbinding debut is for all the queer girls and women who've...
Shockwave : countdown to Hiroshima
Walker, Stephen
Paper Book
The story of the bombing of Hiroshima presented in a new and dramatic way: a minute-by-minute account told from multiple perspectives, both in the air and on the ground British feature and documentary director Stephen Walker tells the story of the bombing of Hiroshima in a way only a...
Horses of fire : a novel of Troy
Rhine, A. D.
Paper Book
"One of those singular books that pulls readers into a completely immersive world with a dazzling story and characters so deftly drawn that you can't help but ache for them."-New York Times bestselling author Lisa Maxwell I know the stories they will tell. I've heard...
Sweetly
Pearce, Jackson.
Paper Book
As a child, Gretchen's twin sister was taken by a witch in the woods. Ever since, Gretchen and her brother, Ansel, have felt the long branches of the witch's forest threatening to make them disappear, too. Years later, when their stepmother casts Gretchen and Ansel out, they find...
Spear
Griffith, Nicola
Paper Book
Winner of the ADCI Literary Prize Winner of the L.A. Times Ray Bradbury Prize Finalist for the Ursula K. Le Guin Prize for FictionFinalist for the Nebula Award for Best Novel Finalist for the World Fantasy Award for Best Novel<...
CRANE HUSBAND
BARNHILL, KELLY
Paper Book
Wars of the Roses : Margaret of Anjou
Iggulden, Conn.
Paper Book
The brilliant retelling of the Wars of the Roses continues with Margaret of Anjou, the second gripping novel in the new series from historical fiction master Conn Iggulden. As Traitors Advance...A Queen Defends It is 1454 and for over a year King Henry VI...

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