Best YA Books Based on Fairy Tales This Site Contains Affiliate Links - Disclosure PolicyNovember 28, 2015 by jenetta 19 Comments I love YA Books Based on Fairy Tales! I think what I like best about them are the similarities of the old classics paired with the twists of the author’s imagination. When you delve into a new retelling of Cinderella, Alice in Wonderland, Sleeping Beauty or any of the others you start with a familiar premise and so it’s exciting to get to meet all the characters told in a new and different way. One of the book series I picked up this year was The Lunar Chronicles. This is the story of Cinderella as a cyborg, Little Red Riding hood searching for her missing granny and falling in love with the “Wolf” and Rapunzel held prisoner in a satellite orbiting the earth. I mean seriously, could you get any more fun? I LOVE The Lunar Chronicles, if you haven’t read them I HIGHLY recommend it. Get 4 FREE YA Books Based on Fairy Tales I’ve put together a list of a bunch more Young Adult Books Based on Fairy Tales you just might want to check out! (all the below links are affiliate links) The Lunar Chronicles by Marissa Meyer- Cinderella, Red Riding Hood, Rapunzel and Snow White Mirrored by Alex Flinn-Snow White Alias Hook by Lisa Jensen- Peter Pan Beastly by Alex Flinn- Beauty and the Beast Belle by Cameron Dokey- Beauty and the Beast Ash by Malinda Lo- Cinderella Wayfarer by Lili St. Crow- Cinderella Water Song by Suzanne Weyn- The Frog Prince The World Above by Cameron Dokey- Jack and the Bean Stalk Drown by Esther Dalseno- The Little Mermaid Midnight Pearls by Debbie Viguie – The Little Mermaid Sisters Red by Jackson Pearce- Little Read Riding Hood Golden by Cameron Dokey- Rapunzel A Kiss in Time by Alex Flinn- Sleeping Beauty Nameless by Lili St. Crow- Snow White Alice in Zombieland by Nickolas Cook- Alice in Wonderland Scarlet by A.C. Gaughen- Robin Hood The Ugly Stepsister by Aya Ling- Cinderella And a few bonus titles I just heard of: Through a Tangled Wood (multiple stories and authors) Alice in Wonderland High by Rachel Shane- Alice in Wonderland Anyone have any of their favorite Fairy Tale retellings? Leave us a comment. Get 4 FREE YA Books Based on Fairy Tales
Teresa Archer says December 5, 2015 at 5:43 am I have to share this list with my friends daughter Reply
Jennifer says January 28, 2016 at 8:41 pm Awesome list! Thank you. Another great series is the Splintered Series by A.G. Howard – Alice in Wonderland Reply
Ann Hunter says February 24, 2016 at 11:44 pm I’ve got some fractured fairy tales. The Subtle Beauty, Moonlight, Fallen, and A Piece of Sky http://amazon.com/author/annhunter Reply
Joy says February 25, 2016 at 6:04 am Lunar Chronicles is the only one I’ve checked out, but I’m interested in checking out the others. Thanks for this post! Reply
Holly Letson says February 26, 2016 at 6:12 am I definitely need to read some of these. It also reminds me that I need to read the *Ever After High* series, which is a MG series featuring the sons/daughters of fairytale characters. Also, *Isle of the Lost*, which is the book *Disney Descendants* was based on – featuring the sons/daughters of fairytale villians/heroines of Disney movie versions of fairytales. Reply
Anne says February 26, 2016 at 3:47 pm A Court of Thorns and Roses is a beauty and the beast ‘retelling’. It’s Beauty and the Beast in a super original new way, by Sarah J. Maas, who also wrote the well known Throne of Glass series. It’s a good addition to the list 😉 Reply
Natalie says March 18, 2016 at 12:17 am Entwined is 12 Dancing Princesses and a whole series by km shea on kindle. Reply
Diane says May 10, 2016 at 9:29 pm Beauty by Robin McKinley. She did it first and, in my opinion, is still the best! Reply
KirbyLue says August 25, 2016 at 6:50 pm How is Ella Enchanted not on this list? Is it just not considered YA? It’s my favorite Reply