Deep in the Woods: Fairy Tales Retold

Explore enchanting retellings of classic fairy tales with 'Deep in the Woods: Fairy Tales Retold.' Discover dark, magical, and fresh twists on beloved stories in this captivating book list.

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Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister

by Gregory Maguire

Is this new land a place where magics really happen? From Gregory Maguire, the acclaimed author of Wicked, comes his much-anticipated second novel, a brilliant …
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Mirror Mirror

by Gregory Maguire

The year is 1502, and seven-year-old Bianca de Nevada lives perched high above the rolling hills and valleys of Tuscany and Umbria at Montefiore, the …
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Firebird

by Mercedes Lackey

In Mercedes Lackey's Firebird, Ilya, son of a Russian prince, is largely ignored by his father and tormented by his larger, older brothers. His only …
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Belle

by Cameron Dokey

Belle is convinced she has the wrong name, as she lacks her sisters' awe-inspiring beauty. So she withdraws from society, devoting her time to wood …
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The Rose Bride

by Nancy Holder

"Once upon a Time" Is Timeless When Rose's mother dies, her only comfort is the exquisite rose garden her mother left behind. The purple blossoms …
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Spinners

by Donna Jo Napoli

A reinvention of the Rumplestiltskin story -- one spinner uses a stolen wheel, crippling his leg as he makes straw into a glittering dress for …
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Zel

by Donna Jo Napoli

High in the mountains, Zel lives with her mother, who insists they have all they need -- for they have each other. Zel's life is …
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The Magic Circle

by Donna Jo Napoli

From the author of Zel, Stones in Water, and The Prince of the Pond. Deep in the woods lives the old witch called Ugly One. …
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Sirena

by Donna Jo Napoli

The gods grant immortality to the mermaid Sirena when she rescues a human man from the sea and they fall in love, but his mortality …
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Winter Rose

by Patricia A. McKillip

Sorrow and trouble and bitterness will hound you and yours and the children of yours… Some said the dying words of Nial Lynn, murdered by …
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Ella Enchanted

by Gail Carson Levine

In this novel based on the story of Cinderella, Ella struggles against the childhood curse that forces her to obey any order given to her. …
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Ugly

by Donna Jo Napoli

A retelling of the Ugly Duckling story follows little Ugly as the other ducks of Dove Lake turn against him and he is forced to …
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