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Dandelion is just a normal fourteen-year-old girl who happens to have a controlling mother . . . or so she thinks. But when Dandelion ends up trapped in a forest, and surviving on, well, dandelions, she must rethink everything she's ever known to be true about herself. This 21st-century retelling of Rapunzel revisits themes from the original fairy tale through the lens of the modern world.

When her mother died, Chantella thought life couldnt get any worse. But now she has a stepmother and stepsiblings who hate her and a father who doesnt understand. A contemporary retelling of the classic fairy tale Cinderella, there is no glass slipper in this story . . . but there is a singing competition. Conflicts between friends and family and Chantella's struggle to prove herself bring this traditional tale to life in the 21st century.

Hansen and Gracie are not like other twins. And the caretakers at the Lakeview Sunrise Group Home for Boys and Girls wont tolerate their oddities. When the twins run away to the city to find their dream home, they think their fairy tale is just beginning. Little do they know, what lies in their future is more evil than they could have ever imagined. This contemporary retelling of Hansel and Gretel is sure to both frighten and engage readers.

A young man confined to his basement, a broken-down car, and surveillance video footage aren't normal elements in a fairy tale. But in this 21st-century retelling of Beauty and the Beast, Carlo Mostro must challenge himself to go beyond his comfort zone . . . the basement. Will he let Belle help him?

A dandelion-obsessed witch mother, a car crash, and the attention of teenage boys lead to fourteen-year-old Dandelion's imprisonment in a remote tower. If Dandelion wants to escape the tower (and the control of her witch mother) she must learn how to stand up for herself. A modern retelling of the fairy tale Rapunzel reminds readers that the life we think we know is not always what it seems.

Chantella dreams her singing will take her away from chores and grant a Cinderella-worthy happy ever after. Whereas Cassie walks through the streets in her red coat, looking over her shoulder as a dark figure named Caleb Woolf follows her... In this collection of short stories, normal kids find themselves lost in the woods or locked in a tower - situations that might seem familiar. But fairy tales have a dark side and not all have a happy ending...

Now that Cassie Cloak is thirteen, she's old enough to go to downtown Forestville on her own to pick up groceries for her grandmother. She's also old enough not to get caught in the rain. So when a storm kicks up, she takes shelter fast. Little does she know she's left herself prey to Caleb Woolf.Fresh from his basketball game, Caleb is starving! He certainly doesn't need the hassle of going home to deal with his mother and her boyfriend to get some grub. So he strikes up a convers...

West Calloway is rich, arrogant, and my brother’s best friend. Now we’re faking a relationship in public… while he gives me dating lessons in private.When a stalker forces me out of my apartment, my brother insists I stay somewhere safe—in his best friend’s legendary estate. With the tall, handsome, frustrating man I once had a silly crush on, while he never liked me.But then West suggests we fake date to send a message: I’m taken and well prot...

Eira and her stepmother don't get along, but she never expected to be left in a New York City alley. When seven thieves find her, she'll have to try to trust them.

An uplifting story that shows the wonders that God creates to show precious little ones His love.

In this modern retelling of Jack and the Beanstalk, Jack trades his bike for a handful of beans that grow into a huge vine, stretching into the sky. The Twicetold Tales series has been praised by School Library Journal which raved, "These retellings zip along, thanks to sharp dialogue and smart updates that feel fresh . . . A fine choice for keeping traditional fairy tales alive."

When a new boy moves to town, he learns that there's a house in the hills that no one has gone into in a hundred years in this brand-new take on Sleeping Beauty. "These retellings zip along, thanks to sharp dialogue and smart updates that feel fresh . . . A fine choice for keeping traditional fairy tales alive," raves School Library Journal about the Twicetold Tales series.