Top Retellings of Classic Tales

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Shadowjac (2679 Lists)



The Mysterious Benedict Society by Trenton Lee Stewart
Middle Grade (MG) & Young Adult (YA) Clubs, Gangs, Groups and Secret Societies
63 books — 19 voters
Speak by Laurie Halse AndersonThe Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen ChboskyHouse Rules by Jodi PicoultThirteen Reasons Why by Jay Asher
Mental health fiction
66 books — 51 voters

The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky
YA High School
54 books — 11 voters
Go Ask Alice by Beatrice SparksCrank by Ellen Hopkins
Books a troubled teenager once read
10 books — 2 voters

Life of Pi by Yann Martel
Up on the deck
46 books — 25 voters
Peter Pan by J.M. BarrieThe Secret of the Old Clock by Carolyn KeeneThe Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson BurnettAlice’s Adventures in Wonderland / Through the Looking-Glass by Lewis CarrollWatership Down by Richard Adams
Vintage and Classic YA/MG
93 books — 14 voters

iDrakula by Bekka Black
YA Contemporary Retellings
118 books — 15 voters
l8r, g8r by Lauren MyracleAllegiant by Veronica RothThe Last Straw by Jeff KinneyForest of Secrets by Erin HunterMessenger by Lois Lowry
And, the third place goes to……..
295 books — 22 voters

The House of the Scorpion by Nancy FarmerReady Player One by Ernest Cline
Teen Science Fiction @PCPLD
44 books — 6 voters
11 Birthdays by Wendy Mass
Time Loops in YA
25 books — 22 voters

Monster by Walter Dean MyersCrank by Ellen Hopkins
Teen Street Lit @PCPLD
66 books — 3 voters
Every Day by David LevithanMake Room! Make Room! by Harry Harrison
Teen Guy Reads @ PCPLD
52 books — 5 voters

Fever 1793 by Laurie Halse Anderson
Disasters & Tragedies through YA Historical Fiction
18 books — 3 voters
Dr. Franklin's Island by Ann HalamRoad Kill by S.R. Martin
odd/unknown MG / YA books
8 books — 3 voters

The Corn Grows Ripe by Dorothy Rhoads
Aztec, Inca, & Maya in YA & Middle Grade Historical Fiction
32 books — 12 voters
Julie of the Wolves by Jean Craighead GeorgeWhite Fang by Jack LondonWolf Brother by Michelle Paver
Young Adult/Teen Books about Wolves (not werewolves)
65 books — 10 voters

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling
Harry Potter or Twilight?
14 books — 228 voters
Copper Sun by Sharon M. Draper
DCPL's Teen World in Conflict Booklist
47 books — 44 voters

The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate by Jacqueline Kelly
Reading Rants! Riot Grrrl
106 books — 34 voters
Heartbeat by Sharon CreechCrank by Ellen HopkinsMessenger by Lois Lowry
YA Novels of 2004
118 books — 36 voters

Clueless in the Kitchen by Evelyn Raab
Teen Cookbooks
192 books — 23 voters
Life As We Knew It by Susan Beth Pfeffer
2007 Yalsa Teens Top 10
10 books — 13 voters

Fat Kid Rules the World by K.L. GoingFull Tilt by Neal ShustermanThe Cheat by Amy Goldman KossMilkweed by Jerry Spinelli
YA Novels of 2003
101 books — 27 voters
Dr. Franklin's Island by Ann Halam
Reading Rants! Nail Biters
37 books — 19 voters

Cairo by G. Willow Wilson
Reading Rants! Gods and Monsters
15 books — 4 voters
America by E.R. FrankCoraline by Neil GaimanFeed by M.T. Anderson
Reading Rants! Top 10 of 2002
10 books — 8 voters

The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate by Jacqueline Kelly
Reading Rants! Home Fries
12 books — 6 voters
Al Capone Does My Shirts by Gennifer Choldenko
Reading Rants! Top 10 of 2004
11 books — 5 voters