A retelling of a famous story

Updated January 8, 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 Queen's Secret : A Novel of England's World War II Queen
Harper, Karen.
Paper Book
If you love Jennifer Robson or The Crown you will love New York Times bestselling author Karen Harper's novel about Elizabeth, The Queen Mother. 1939. As the wife of the King George VI and the mother of the future queen, Elizabeth--"the queen mother"--shows a warm, smiling...
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.   ...
The true story of the 3 little pigs
Scieszka, Jon.
Paper Book
You thought you knew the story of the "The Three Little Pigs"... You thought wrong. In this hysterical and clever fracture fairy tale picture book that twists point of view and perspective, young readers will finally hear the other side of the story of "The Three Little Pigs."
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...
James : a novel
Everett, Percival
Paper Book
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * NATIONAL BOOK AWARD WINNER * A brilliant, action-packed reimagining of Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, both harrowing and darkly humorous, told from the enslaved Jim's point of view NATIONAL BOOK CRITICS CIRCLE AWARD FINALIST * ONE OF...
Small favors
Craig, Erin A.
Paper Book
THE INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * From the critically-acclaimed author of House of Salt and Sorrows comes a mesmerizing and chilling fairy-talesque novel about Ellerie Downing, a young woman in a small town with monsters lurking in the trees and dark desires hidden in the...
Malice : a novel
Walter, Heather
Paper Book
__________________________________________________________ The princess isn't supposed to fall for an evil sorceress. But in this darkly magical retelling of Sleeping Beauty, true love is more complicated than a simple fairy tale. Perfect for fans of Naomi Novik and Holly...
Marmee : a novel
Miller, Sarah
Audiobook
Redeeming love : a novel
Rivers, Francine
Paper Book
#1 NATIONAL BESTSELLER * NOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE * The classic story that has captured the hearts of millions worldwide: a tragically wounded soul, the man called to marry her, and the only love that heals all. "A literary masterpiece, reminding us that God's love is...
Sweetly
Pearce, Jackson.
Paper Book
The forest invites you in . . . but will never let you go. 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...
The crane husband
Barnhill, Kelly Regan
Paper Book
"Mothers fly away like migrating birds. This is why farmers have daughters." A fifteen-year-old teenager is the backbone of her small Midwestern family, budgeting the household finances and raising her younger brother while her mom, a talented artist, weaves beautiful tapestries. For six years, it's...
The genesis of misery
Yang, Neon
Paper Book
It's an old, familiar story: a young person hears the voice of an angel saying they have been chosen as a warrior to lead their people to victory in a holy war. But Misery Nomaki (she/they) knows they are a fraud. Raised on a remote moon colony, they don't believe in any kind of god. Their angel is...
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.         ...

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