A retelling of a famous story

Updated January 8, 2025
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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
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.
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
Audiobook
An unstoppable combination: Alexander McCall Smith and Jane Austen, as Sandy modernizes the story of Emma Woodhouse. Emma Woodhouse's widowed father is an anxious man, obsessed with nutrition and the latest vitamins. He lives the life of a country gentleman in contemporary England, protectively...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Ruth : mother of kings
Taylor, Diana Wallis
Paper Book
The story of Ruth has captivated Christian believers for centuries, not least of all because she is one of only two women with books of the Bible named after them. Now, Diana Wallis Taylor animates this cherished part of the Old Testament, with its unforgettable cast of characters. Experience...
Redeeming love : a novel
Rivers, Francine
Paper Book
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY BESTSELLER * ECPA BESTSELLER * A Story of Love That Won't Let Go--No Matter What! California's gold country, 1850. A time when men sold their souls for a bag of gold and women sold their bodies for a place to sleep. Angel expects...
Spear
Griffith, Nicola
Paper Book
She left all she knew to find who she could be . . . She grows up in the wild wood, in a cave with her mother, but visions of a faraway lake drift to her on the spring breeze, scented with promise. And when she hears a traveler speak of Artos, king of Caer Leon, she decides her future lies at his...
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
CD
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 more than a...

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