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The Best Modern Day Fairy Tale Books and Stories

"The list is split between modern retellings of classic fairy tales and new books that, aside from borrowing the same magical feel and tone, tell their own unique stories." How many of these tales have you read?
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Uprooted (Naomi Novik)
Uprooted
1
Naomi Novik
Stardust (Neil Gaiman)
Stardust
2
Neil Gaiman
The Graveyard Book (Neil Gaiman)
The Graveyard Book
3
Neil Gaiman
The Ocean at the End of the Lane (Neil Gaiman)
The Ocean at the End of the Lane
4
Neil Gaiman
A Curse Dark as Gold by Elizabeth C. Bunce
A Curse Dark as Gold by Elizabeth C. Bunce
5
A Kiss in Time (Alex Flinn)
A Kiss in Time
6
Alex Flinn
A Long, Long Sleep (Anna Sheehan)
A Long, Long Sleep
7
Anna Sheehan
Ash (Melinda Lo)
Ash
8
Melinda Lo
Beauty (Sheri S. Tepper)
Beauty
9
Sheri S. Tepper
Beauty Sleep (Cameron Dokey)
Beauty Sleep
10
Cameron Dokey
Before Midnight (Cameron Dokey)
Before Midnight
11
Cameron Dokey
Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister (Gregory Maguire)
Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister
12
Gregory Maguire
East (Edith Pattou)
East
13
Edith Pattou
Ella Enchanted (Gail Carson Levine)
Ella Enchanted
14
Gail Carson Levine
Enchanted (Alethea Kontis)
Enchanted
15
Alethea Kontis
Fathomless (Jackson Pearce)
Fathomless
16
Jackson Pearce
Just Ella (Margaret Peterson Haddix)
Just Ella
17
Margaret Peterson Haddix
Mermaid (Carolyn Turgeon)
Mermaid
18
Carolyn Turgeon
Midnight Pearls (Debbie Viguie)
Midnight Pearls
19
Debbie Viguie
Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children (Ransom Riggs)
Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children
20
Ransom Riggs
Neverwhere (Neil Gaiman)
Neverwhere
21
Neil Gaiman
Of Beast and Beauty (Stacey Jay)
Of Beast and Beauty
22
Stacey Jay
Princess of Glass (Jessica Day George)
Princess of Glass
23
Jessica Day George
Red Riding Hood (Sarah Blakley-Cartwright)
Red Riding Hood
24
Sarah Blakley-Cartwright
Rose Daughter (Robin McKinley)
Rose Daughter
25
Robin McKinley
Scarlet Moon (Debbie Viguié)
Scarlet Moon
26
Debbie Viguié
Spindle's End (Robin McKinley)
Spindle's End
27
Robin McKinley
Sweetly (Jackson Pearce)
Sweetly
28
Jackson Pearce
The Crimson Thread by Suzanne Weyn
The Crimson Thread by Suzanne Weyn
29
The Djinn in the Nightingale's Eye (A.S. Byatt)
The Djinn in the Nightingale's Eye
30
A.S. Byatt
The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own Making (Catherynne M. Valente)
The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own Making
31
Catherynne M. Valente
The Golem and the Jinni (Helene Wecker)
The Golem and the Jinni
32
Helene Wecker
The Night Dance : A Retelling of the Twelve Dancing Princesses (Suzanne Weyn)
The Night Dance : A Retelling of the Twelve Dancing Princesses
33
Suzanne Weyn
The Robber Bride (Margaret Atwood)
The Robber Bride
34
Margaret Atwood
Towering (Alex Flinn)
Towering
35
Alex Flinn
Winter (Marissa Meyer)
Winter
36
Marissa Meyer
Cress (Marissa Meyer)
Cress
37
Marissa Meyer
Cruel Beauty by Rosamund Hodge
Cruel Beauty by Rosamund Hodge
38
Enchantment (Orson Scott Card)
Enchantment
39
Orson Scott Card
Entwined (Heather Dixon)
Entwined
40
Heather Dixon
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