The Rose and the Beast
F.L. Block In these classic tales set in the modern world, Snow White frees herself from possession and finds unexpected love, an LA club girl is finally released from her cursed sleep, and Beauty learns that beasts understand more than men. |
The Princess and the Pauper
Kate Brian Princess Carina is going to LA without her parents. Even better, she will get to meet the hot lead singer of her favorite band. The trouble is, how is she going to get to his gig when it's the same night as a formal reception in her honor? Cue Julia, a normal girl at a local high school. Her chance meeting with Carina is the start of a crazy plot for the two girls to swap places for one extraordinary night. |
Beastly
Alex Flinn Kyle knows he can get away with anything because of his looks and money. But when he humiliates a girl at a dance, she casts a spell on him, turning him into a beast who is as ugly on the outside as on the inside. The only way for Kyle to break the curse is to fall in love with someone who looks past his appearance and loves him in return. |
Troll's-Eye View
E. Datlow and T. Windling Everyone thinks they know the real story behind the villains in fairy tales – but the villains themselves beg to differ! Hear the real stories from the Giant's wife (“Jack & the Beanstalk”), Rumpelstiltskin, the oldest of the Twelve Dancing Princesses, and many more! |
Just Ella
Margaret Peterson Haddix Despite her wicked stepmother, Ella goes to the ball, sweeps Prince Charming off his feet, and is chosen to be his bride. It's happily ever after time, right? Wrong! Ella's life is now full of restrictions, and it turns out that Prince Charming is more like Prince Boring. Maybe Ella doesn't want the life she fought so hard to win. But breaking her engagement will be even more dangerous than escaping her stepmother's tyranny. |
Cinder
Marissa Meyer Cinder is a gifted mechanic and a cyborg -- a second-class citizen. She's hated by her stepmother and blamed for her stepsister’s illness. When she meets Prince Kai, she is caught in an intergalactic struggle. Torn between loyalty, freedom, and duty, she must uncover her past to protect her world’s future. |
Fairest
Gail Carson Levine Aza's singing is the fairest in the land, but singing is only one of the two qualities prized in the Kingdom of Ayortha, and Aza doesn't have the other: beauty. When the new queen demands Aza's help, she finds herself caught in a dangerous game. Can Aza outwit a magic mirror and a jealous queen to save her beloved kingdom? |
Ash
Malinda Lo Left at the mercy of her cruel stepmother, Ash's only joy is the fairy tales her mother once told her. When she meets the dark and dangerous fairy Sidhean, it looks her dreams may come true. Then Ash meets Kaisa, the King's Huntress, who renews Ash's desire to love and live. But Sidhean has claimed Ash as his own, and she must choose between fairy tale dreams and true love. |