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Cinder
As plague ravages the overcrowded Earth, observed by a ruthless lunar people, Cinder, a gifted mechanic and cyborg, becomes involved with handsome Prince Kai and must uncover secrets about her past in order to protect the world in this futuristic take on the Cinderella story. Meyer, Marissa. TEEN MEYER |
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Hush : an Irish princess' tale
Fifteen-year-old Melkorka, an Irish princess, is kidnapped by Russian slave traders and not only learns how to survive but to challenge some of the brutality of her captors, who are fascinated by her apparent muteness and the possibility that she is enchanted. Napoli, Donna Jo, 1948- TEEN NAPOLI |
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Spinners
Elaborates on the events recounted in the fairy tale, "Rumpelstiltskin," in which a strange little man helps a miller's daughter spin straw into gold for the king on the condition that she will give him her first-born child. Napoli, Donna Jo, 1948- TEEN NAPOLI |
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Beast
Elaborates on the tale of "Beauty and the Beast," told from the point of view of the beast and set in Persia. Napoli, Donna Jo, 1948- TEEN NAPOLI |
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Sweetly
When the owner of a candy shop molds magical treats that instill confidence, bravery, and passion, eighteen-year-old Gretchen's haunted childhood memories of her twin sister's abduction by a witch-like monster begin to fade until girls start vanishing at the annual chocolate festival. Pearce, Jackson. TEEN PEARCE |
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Sisters red
After a Fenris, or werewolf, killed their grandmother and almost killed them, sisters Scarlett and Rosie March devote themselves to hunting and killing the beasts that prey on teenaged girls, learning how to lure them with red cloaks and occasionally using the help of their old friend, Silas, the woodsman's son. Pearce, Jackson. TEEN PEARCE |
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The amazing Maurice and his educated rodents
A talking cat, intelligent rats, and a strange boy cooperate in a Pied Piper scam until they try to con the wrong town and are confronted by a deadly evil rat king. Pratchett, Terry. TEEN PRATCHE |
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The Grimm Legacy
New York high school student Elizabeth gets an after-school job as a page at the "New-York Circulating Material Repository," and when she gains coveted access to its Grimm Collection of magical objects, she and the other pages are drawn into a series of frightening adventures involving mythical creatures and stolen goods. Shulman, Polly. TEEN SHULMAN |
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Duckling ugly
When sixteen-year-old Cara, a girl ugly enough to break mirrors, is drawn to a place where everyone can be beautiful, her deepest desire is to return home to say goodbye--and get revenge. Shusterman, Neal. TEEN SHUSTER |
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Dread locks
Accustomed to a carefree existence, fourteen-year-old Parker Baer meets the girl next door and finds his life taking a menacing turn as he begins to absorb some of her terrible powers. Shusterman, Neal. TEEN SHUSTER |