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I struggled a bit with the best way to organize the list. Even with cutting those, however, I still had to omit some books that I love! I plan to make a separate children’s list at some point of middle grade and picture book retellings, which I also love. To cut down on what would’ve been a massive list (to make a slightly less massive list?), I decided to include only YA and Adult retellings. Obviously, I have a bit of an obsessions. I had more than 200 books marked as such, and I’ve only been on Goodreads for a few years.
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When I started researching for this list, I went to Goodreads to see which books I’d marked as fairytale retellings. When I was hospitalized due to heart problems last year, I couldn’t help but think of Snow White. At this point, I’ve read so many fairy tales they’ve become metaphors for my life. I love their darkness, their inconsistencies, their relentless hope despite the darkness. And perhaps I seemed like the kind of kid that would lie.ĭespite my failure at fairytale lies, my love for the fairytale genre continued and continues. Guffey knew my mom, and I had no burn marks. Thankfully, my mom was not arrested and all turned out all right. My favorite fairy tale at the time? Hansel and Gretel. Guffey, that my mom sometimes cooked me in the oven and I was too afraid to go home and could I please please please spend the night with my best friend? The next day I told the kindergarten teacher, Ms. I wanted to spend the night at a friend’s house, but it was a school night so my mom said no. Tilly Castillo thought she lost her chance to be a contemporary dancer, but when a summer job in New York City appears, nothing can stop her from saying yes-not her mother, not the other cutthroat dancers, and not even her fears of the big city. This list of must-read fairytale retellings for adults and YA readers is sponsored by Everywhere You Want to Be by Christina June, Blink YA Books.įrom author Christina June comes a new young adult novel, Everywhere You Want to Be, a modern retelling of the Red Riding Hood story.