The Bookworm Challenge discussion

Another new one for 2017:

Read up to 5 books that are a retelling of a fairy tale, myth, or other story.

This page has a definition and a list of books to help you choose.

2017 - Retellings - Old Story, New Spin

1. The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan
2.
3.
4.
5.

Stephanie's Retelling Books:

1. Snow, Glass, Apples - Retelling of Snow White
2. Deathless - Based on Russian fairy tales of the Tsars of Life and Death, Baba Yaga, all sorts of creatures
3. Beastly - Retelling of Beauty and the Beast
4. The Snow Child by Eowyn Ivey - Retelling of Russian folktale of Snegurochka
5.

Connie's Retelling Books:
Finally read one for this category. Checked the Goodreads list of retelling for some ideas.

COMPLETED

1) Ella Enchanted by Gail Carson Levine retelling of Cinderella 27/03/17
2)The Bear and the Nightingale by Katherine Arden 06/04/17
3)Norse Mythology by Neil Gaiman 22/04/17
4)Hag-Seed: The Tempest Retold by Margaret Atwood retelling of The Tempest 29/04/17
5)Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West by Gregory Maguire 14/10/17

Veronique's Retelling Books:

1. Alice in Zombieland by Gena Showalter
2.
3.
4.
5.

Would the Percy Jackson books by Rick Riordan be considered retellings? I see some of his other books in the link provided, but not those.

Susan's Retelling Books:

1. Dorothy Must Die (Oz)
2. The Long Dark Tea-Time of the Soul (Ragnarok/Völuspá/Gylfaginning)
3. Eric (Faust)
4. Expecting Someone Taller (Nibelungenlied/Ragnarok)
5.

Rhonda wrote: "Would the Percy Jackson books by Rick Riordan be considered retellings? I see some of his other books in the link provided, but not those."

Hmmm, I've only read one (maybe two...) of the Percy Jackson books. I'm not sure I'd call them "retellings" because they are their own stories but they have well-known mythological characters in them.... So does that make them retellings?

Think about Cinder; it's still a story about a girl who is treated poorly by her step-mother and step-sisters, she goes to the castle and meets the prince, etc. But the story is changed in that Cinder is a cyborg, the setting is futuristic, there is an evil queen, and so on. Basically the same story but with a completely different spin.

Are the Percy Jackson stories based on other myths?

I really don't know. I've read a couple, but it's been a long time. Unless someone has a definitive "yes", I'll just stick them under YA if I read them. I'm trying to read (mostly) my own books this year, so anything I own that I can stick in a challenge category is a bonus. :)

Rhonda wrote: "I really don't know. I've read a couple, but it's been a long time. Unless someone has a definitive "yes", I'll just stick them under YA if I read them. I'm trying to read (mostly) my own books thi..."

Okay, I'll take 'em. Read this little article about what the various events in PJ and the Lightning Thief are based on:

http://www.blastr.com/2010/02/the_rea...

Thanks for doing the extra research to get an answer. :)

Yay! My daughter has a boxed set of Rick Riordan books. I have been wanting to read them. Since they fit this challenge this seems to be a good time to dig into them.

Wanda's Retellings - Old Story, New Spin
1. Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister byGregory Maguire
2. The Sleeper and the Spindle by Neil Gaiman
3. A Tale of Red Riding: Rise of the Alpha Huntress by Neo Edmund
4. After Alice by Gregory Maguire
5. Norse Mythology by Neil Gaiman

1) Fair Peril - retelling of The Frog Prince - 1/5
2) O'Sullivan Stew - Scheherazade story - 3/8
3) Norse Mythology - Gaiman spin - 4/19
4) What Happened in Hamelin - retelling of Pied Piper - 6/7
5) A Tale Dark & Grimm - retelling of Hansel and Gretel - 9/1

Sharon's Retellings

1.

**COMPLETE**

1. The Titan's Curse by Rick Riordan - (1/18) - Greek mythology
2. For Darkness Shows the Stars by Diana Peterfreund - (1/29) - retelling of Persuasion by Jane Austen
3. The Battle of the Labyrinth by Rick Riordan
4. The Last Olympian by Rick Riordan
5. Geekerella by Ashley Poston - retelling of Cinderella

Would Romeo and/or Juliet: A Chooseable-Path Adventure work for this category?

Kristen wrote: "Would Romeo and/or Juliet: A Chooseable-Path Adventure work for this category?"

Sure, sounds interesting!

Kristen's retwllings:
1) As Old as Time: A Twisted Tale

Cathy's retellings

1. A Thousand Letters by Staci Hart retelling of Persuation
2. Sun and Moon, Ice and Snow by Jessica Day George based on a Norwegian Fairy Tale
3. Persephone by Kitty Thomas retelling Greek Mythology

**COMPLETE**
Michelle's Retellings
1. Norse Mythology
2. The Wealthy Barber Returns
3. Monstrous Little Voices: New Tales from Shakespeare's Fantasy World
4. The Song of Achilles
5. A Thousand Nights

Beth's retellings
1. Cinder by Marissa Meyer
2. Scarlet by Marissa Meyer
3. Cress by Marissa Meyer
4. Winter by Marissa Meyer
5. Splintered by A.G. Howard

1. After Alice
2.
3.
4.
5.

Kaitlin's Retellings
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.