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Retelling of a Fairytale Or Classic Retelling of a Fairytale or Classic The singing bones : inspired by Grimms' fairy tales by Shaun Tan An illustrated volume of fairy tales inspired by Grimms' classics illuminates their beautiful, monstrous and macabre themes as brought to life by the Oscar-winning creator of Tales From Outer Suburbia.... utorials D T D View in our Catalog < See Large Image The starlit wood : new fairy tales by Dominik Parisien, Navah Wolfe, and Stella Bjorg An anthology of cross-genre fairy tale retellings, featuring an all-star lineup of award-winning and critically acclaimed writers.... D View in our Catalog < See Large Image The turnip princess : and other newly discovered fairy tales by Franz Xaver Schonwerth In the 1850s, Franz Xaver von Schönwerth traversed the forests, lowlands, and mountains of northern Bavaria to record fairy tales, gaining the admiration of even the Brothers Grimm. Now, for the first time, Schönwerth's fairy tales are available in English. Violent, dark, and full of action, and upending the relationship between damsels in distress and their dragon-slaying heroes, these more than seventy stories bring us closer than ever to the unadorned oral tradition in which fairy tales are rooted, revolutionizing our understanding of a hallowed genre.... D View in our Catalog < See Large Image Because you love to hate me : 13 tales of villainy edited by Ameriie In this unique YA anthology, thirteen acclaimed, bestselling authors team up with thirteen influential BookTubers to reimagine fairy tales from the oft-misunderstood villains' points of view. ... D View in our Catalog < See Large Image Cinder by Marissa Meyer When Cinder, a gifted cyborg with a mysterious past, becomes entangled with the handsome Prince Kai, she finds herself at the center of an intergalactic struggle to save humankind from a deadly plague and ruthless lunar beings.... 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D View in our Catalog < See Large Image Snow White red-handed by Maia Chance After fast-talking her way into the role of lady's maid to a New York millionaire's bride, gutsy America actress Ophelia Flax finds herself in the heart of Grimm territory where she is faced with murder and mayhem after the ruins of Snow White's cottage are discovered nearby. Includes teaser. Original. 20,000 first printing.... D View in our Catalog < See Large Image Crimson Bound by Rosamund Hodge A tale of darkness, love and redemption inspired by the classic fairy tale, Little Red Riding Hood, traces the efforts of a reckless magical apprentice to save her world from a threat of eternal darkness.... D View in our Catalog < See Large Image Queen of Hearts by Colleen Oakes A fantastical tale that imagines the origins of the villainous Queen of Hearts follows the downward spiral of princess Dinah, whose future reign in Wonderland is threatened by a devastating betrayal that leaves her with a broken heart.... 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