Entwined

Based on the fairy tale The Twelve Dancing Princesses, readers will be swept away into this fantasy world of dance, love, mystery and curses (ħÖä) created by author Heather Dixon. Readers will enjoy the detailed dance scenes and be pleasantly surprised to learn the double meaning of the word entwine. Recommended for ages 12—16.

Beauty

This classic retelling of Beauty and the Beast by award-winning author Robin McKinley is a more detailed version of the original story about a girl who is known more for her intelligence than her beauty. Following the traditional tale, Beauty and her sisters must move to the country when their father encounters financial ruin. Her relationship with the Beast is a slow unfolding of friendship that turns to love. Recommended for ages 12—15.

Tiger’s Curse

For 300 years the hero has been cursed to live as a Tiger, but when the heroine wishes for his freedom, the curse begins to break. Full of romance and adventure, this sweet retelling of Beauty and the Beast is the first book in the Tiger’s Curse series by Colleen Houck. Recommended for ages 12—18.

Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs

Although her mother died when she was a baby, Lady Jessica enjoyed a peaceful and fun childhood until her father decides to remarry a woman who is jealous of Jessica’ s beauty. To escape her evil stepmother, Jessica runs away to London where she meets a band of outcasts (±»ÇýÖðÕß) and changes her name to Snow. Tracy Lynn’s retelling of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs is one of several books in the popular Once Upon a Time fairy tale series. Recommended for ages 12—14.