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The Goose Girl (Books of Bayern) 159 reviews
Shannon Hale
Bloomsbury USA Children's Books, 2005
Goose Girl is Pure Fantasy Fun
+ It had me gripping the pages.
+ My daughters FAVORITE!
+ Wonderful uplifting story
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The Pull of the Ocean7 reviews
Jean-Claude Mourlevat
Delacorte Books for Young Readers, 2006
Courtesy of Teens Read Too
+ Eerie and beautiful
+ The Pull of The Ocean
+ The Pull of The Ocean
+ A beautifully told story
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Briar Rose 189 reviews
Jane Yolen
Tor Teen, 2002
Review done for summer reading
+ Beautiful Blend of Sleeping Beauty and the Holocaust
+ Such a twisting novel!!!
A wonderfully chilling story that keeps the reader drawn to the mysteries and wondering what the answers to Rebecca's, the main character, questions about her grandmother, Gemma. As Rebecca digs deeper to know her grandmother's true identity and where she came from after her death and the discovery ...
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Sun and Moon, Ice and Snow 29 reviews
Jessica Day George
Bloomsbury USA Children's Books, 2008
Wonderful story!
+ Chilly Fairy Tale
+ Not just another retelling-
+ George Outdoes Herself!
+ Good
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Goose Chase39 reviews
Patrice Kindl
Puffin, 2002
No helpless princess here!
+ A Really Sweet Story
+ The Book Of Great Deal
+ A silly, amusing "fairy" tale
+ Goose Chase
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The Princess Test (Princess Tales)27 reviews
Gail Carson Levine
HarperCollins, 1999
The Princess Test
+ A Real Princess?
+ A summary of the book princess test
+ (daughter) BEST BOOK IN THE WORLD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
+ This is a great book to read!!!!!!
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The Magic Circle18 reviews
Donna Jo Napoli
Dutton Juvenile, 1993
The Magic Circle
+ Dark and Poignant
+ Midwife or Exorcist?
+ "A Visit in the Damp and Dark Will Serve Much Better than the Lark..."
+ puppycat
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Ash90 reviews
Malinda Lo
Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, 2009
The lesbian agenda is NOT the problem.
Ash is that orphaned heroine who runs off into the forbidden wood after achingly handsome fairies. She's that rebellious female who would rather ride a horse than dance with a prince.
A lot of reviewers are insisting they 'have nothing against lesbians' in a way that sounds awfully like 'some of ...
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The Prince of the Pond: Otherwise Known as De Fawg Pin17 reviews
Donna Jo Napoli
Puffin, 1994
A wonderful story.
+ Great book for younger readers
+ Charming...The Adults Enjoyed it Too!
+ Prince of the Pond
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Beast52 reviews
Donna Jo Napoli, Rafal Olbinski
Simon Pulse, 2004
Beast
+ Beast
+ Sexy and enchanting
I really liked this story as a Beauty and the Beast retelling. Per Ms. Napoli this story has roots from an earlier version told by a Mr. Lamb in the 1800's where the Beast was a Persian Prince.
The culture and faith of the Beast make for a nice change. In the story the Prince wasn't ...
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East88 reviews
Edith Pattou
Graphia, 2005
Great fantasy from the North!
+ Very glad I bought this
+ a wonderful story of a grand and epic journey
+ Great Read
+ One of the best fairy tale re-tellings I've read!
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Just Ella195 reviews
Margaret Peterson Haddix
Simon Pulse, 2007
a great "GO GIRL" book!
+ Ella: Miss Independent
+ "Just Ella" was an interesting story.
+ Just Ella
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Beauty: A Retelling of the Story of Beauty and the Beast273 reviews
Robin Mckinley
HarperTeen, 2005
One of my all-time favorite books
+ Classic tale with few flaws (4 1/2 stars)
+ Brilliant retelling of the tale of Beauty and the Beast
+ Eminently rereadable
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Breath10 reviews
Donna Jo Napoli
Simon Pulse, 2005
Elementary Education major
+ An exciting, sensitive and scary "must read"!
This was a very interesting book indeed. Set in a medieval town called Hameln in 1284, this book is about a boy named Salz who has cystic fibrosis (although they didn't call it that at that time) and has to do all kinds of crazy things just to stay alive. He has to avoid beer, stand on his head, ...
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Snow: A Retelling of "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs" (Once Upon a Time) 13 reviews
Tracy Lynn
Simon Pulse, 2006
Amazing Fairytale!!! <3
+ Fairytale and Fantasy meet in this fresh retelling of Snow White.
This is one of my all time favorite books. I love the plot twists and it gets better and better as you go along. I wish there were a sequel!
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Water Song: A Retelling of "The Frog Prince" (Once Upon a Time)12 reviews
Suzanne Weyn
Simon Pulse, 2006
Must Have: Loved this Book
+ Water Song by Suzanne Weyn
+ Fabulous retelling!
+ Water Song
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The Rose and The Beast: Fairy Tales Retold67 reviews
Francesca Lia Block
HarperTeen, 2001
Deeply moving and well written
+ One of Block's Best
Each story is a short, clever, beautifully crafted, emotionally gripping, contemporary spin on a familiar fairy tale. Written in spare language, this is not mass market, yet it's not so high-brow that I ever had to strain to grasp a meaning. I read it in a couple of hours, but I will remember and ...
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The Swan Kingdom16 reviews
Zoë Marriott
Candlewick, 2008
I loved this Fairy Tale story!
+ enchanting
+ A Wonderful Fantasy Novel for Anyone!
Zoe Marriott writes beautifully; her words grip you from the start. She's a descriptive writer who weaves a magical story. The "magic" in this story is evident from the start as the main character, Alexandra, explains it to us in a "wondrous" way without it sounding "hokey". I got the impression ...
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Ella Enchanted1171 reviews
Gail Carson Levine
HarperCollins, 1997
To me, it's a CLASSIC!
+ Cute retelling of Cinderella
+ Ella Enchanted
I have been an avid reader since the 5th grade, and at first, I didn't want to give ELLA ENCHANTED a chance because of the tacky cover illustration (of the girl in the green dress), but as they say, "Never judge a book by its cover." I finally gave in to reading this book - ordering it from one of ...
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Ugly4 reviews
Donna Jo Napoli
Hyperion Book CH, 2006
Great book for 3-4 graders
+ Wondeful for kids and adults both
+ The Ugly Duckling Story With A Twist!
+ A Book for Fairytale Lovers of Any Age
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