Young Adult Fairy Tales
In 1979, Robin McKinley wrote Beauty: A Retelling of Beauty and the Beast, a book that sort of bridges the gap between middle grades and young adults. McKinley has since written quite a few fairy tale adaptations. She frequently returns to the story and theme of “Beauty and the Beast” in her other YA novels, such as Sunshine (a vampire variation).
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Beauty, by Robin Mckinley
In 1979, Robin McKinley wrote Beauty: A Retelling of Beauty and the Beast, a book that sort of bridges the gap between middle grades and young adults. McKinley has since written quite a few fairy tale adaptations. She frequently returns to the story and theme of “Beauty and the Beast” in her other YA novels, such as Sunshine (a vampire variation).
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Beauty and the Beast type tales are one of the most often adapted for Young Adults, but other writers adapt many other fairy tales or combine tales and tropes together. Some of the more well-known include Marissa Meyer (The Lunar Chronicles), Donna Jo Napoli, Jackson Pearce, Shannon Hale, Sarah J. Maas, Melanie Dickerson, Althea Kontis, and many more. Other writers retell fairy tales over and over for adult and explicit audiences.
In this playlist, you’ll find a sampling of official and unofficial book trailers of some Young Adult retellings.
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Blanca and Roja by Ann-Marie McLemore
Please read the preview of this recent fairy tale adaptation by the writer Ann-Marie McLemore. They have created a unique blend of several stories, including swan stories, Snow White and Rose Red, and intertwined various Mexican folktales and mythology elements. Themes in the novel include a search for identity as the sisters try to navigate a family curse and whether people must be what has been dictated to them at birth.
(click on the link at the bottom of the book cover that looks like an eye to read the excerpt.)
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