Retellings of Stories We Already Know

Most of us know the classic fairy tales or had to read Shakespeare in high school. There are plenty of YA books out there that take these stories we know & (maybe) love and twist them into something new. Some take the tale and just retell it and others take elements from the story and give us a brand new book. The inspiration for the list came from An Epic Chart of 162 Young Adult Retellings. Check that list out and also see my top picks below. Clicking on the title will bring you to the Goodreads page for that book. The titles that have * next to them have been reviewed by me on this blog and will link you to that post. Let me know what you think!

Beauty & the Beast

Cruel Beauty by Rosamund Hodge 

Beastly by Alex Flinn

The Little Mermaid

Fathomless by Jackson Pearce

Snow White

The Fairest Beauty by Melanie Dickerson

Cinderella

Just Ella by Margaret Peterson Haddix

Ella Enchanted by Gail Carson Levine

The Captive Maiden* by Melanie Dickerson

If have A Wicked Stepmother, Where’s My Prince? by Melissa Kantor

Cinder by Marissa Meyer

The Frog Prince

Cloaked by Alex Flinn

The Snow Queen

Cold Spell* by Jackson Pearce

Little Red Riding Hood

Scarlet by Marissa Meyer

Sisters Red by Jackson Pearce

Hansel and Gretel

Sweetly by Jackson Pearce

Bewitching by Alex Flinn

Rapunzel

Towering by Alex Flinn

Cress* by Marissa Meyer

Sleeping Beauty

A Kiss in Time by Alex Flinn

A Long, Long Sleep by Anna Sheehan

Peter Pan

Tiger Lily* by Jodi Lynn Anderson

Alice in Wonderland

Alice in Zombieland by Gena Showalter

Splintered by A.G. Howard

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

Jekel Loves Hyde by Beth Fantaskey

Romeo and Juliet

Saving Juliet by Suzanne Selfors

 Romeo and Juliet/Hamlet

Such Sweet Sorrow by Jenny Trout

Hades and Persephone Myth

Abandon by Meg Cabot

Falling Under by Gwen Hayes

Anthologies

Grim by Christine Johnson

Rags & Bones: New Twists on Timeless Tales* by Melissa Marr

What are your favorite fairy tales? Do these retellings give the original stories justice? What is your favorite retelling? Comment below!