because we all need some truly diverse classics today, Kat Cho on Twitter has compiled a list of diverse retellings of the classic stories. below you can find the book name and the classic story it retells, along with the author(s) name(s) and goodreads page!
- PRIDE by Ibi Zoboi
- KINGDOM OF THE BLAZING PHOENIX by Julie C. Dao (SNOW WHITE)
- THE STAR-TOUCHED QUEEN by Roshani Choski (HADES&PERSEPHONE/GREEK MYTHOLOGY)
- ASH by Malinda Lo (CINDERELLA)
- THE WRATH & THE DAWN by Renée Ahdieh (1001 NIGHTS)
- SCAVENGE THE STARS by Tara Sim (COUNT OF MONTE CRISTO)
- A BLADE SO BLACK by L.L. McKinney (ALICE IN WONDERLAND)
- BLANCA & ROJA by Anna-Marie McLemore (SNOW WHITE + RED-ROSE + SWAN LAKE)
- OF CURSES AND KISSES by Sandhya Menon (BEAUTY AND THE BEAST)
- A THOUSAND BEGINNINGS AND ENDINGS by Ellen Oh (Editor), Elsie Chapman (Editor), Melissa de la Cruz, Julie Kagawa, Renée Ahdieh, Roshani Choski, Alienate de Bodard, Cindy Pon, Alyssa Wong, Sona Charaipotra, Aisha Saeed, Lori M. Lee, Shveta Thakrar, Preeti Chhibber, E.C. Myers, Rahul Kanakis (EAST + SOUTH ASIAN FOLKLORE AND MYTHOLOGY)
- DOROTHY MUST DIE by Danielle Paige (WIZARD OF OZ)
- AYESHA AT LAST by Uzma Jalauddin (MUSLIM PRIDE AND PREJUDICE)
- THE SERPENT’S SECRET by Sayantani Dasgupta (BENGALI FOLKLORES)
- NEVER LOOK BACK by Lilliam Rivera (ORPHEUS&EURYDICE/GREEK MYTHOLOGY)
- THE MAGNOLIA SWORD by Sherry Thomas (MULAN)
- SHADOW OF THE FOX by Julie Kagawa (JAPANESE FOLKLORE)
- WICKED FOX by Kat Cho (KOREAN MYTHOLOGY)
- WOVEN IN MOONLIGHT by Isabel Ibañez (BOLIVIAN MYTHOLOGY)
- MORE TO THE STORY by Hena Khan (LITTLE WOMEN)
- ANNA K: A LOVE STORY by Jenny Lee (ANNA KARENINA)
- AKATA WITCH by Nnedi Okorafor (NIGERIAN MYTHOLOGY)
- A SPARK OF WHITE FIRE by Sangu Mandanna (MAHABHARATA/INDIAN EPICS)
- CHILDREN OF BLOOD AND BONE by Tomi Adeyemi (WEST AFRICAN MYTHOLOGY)
- THESE VIOLENT DELIGHTS by Chloe Gong (ROMEO AND JULIET)
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