2026 Reading Challenge

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The Wrath and the Dawn by Renée AhdiehThe Rose & the Dagger by Renée AhdiehA Thousand Nights by E.K. JohnstonThe Storyteller's Daughter by Cameron DokeyThe Forbidden Wish by Jessica Khoury
One Thousand and One Nights Retellings
137 books — 167 voters
The Goose Girl by Shannon HalePrincess Academy by Shannon HaleBook of a Thousand Days by Shannon HaleSpindle's End by Robin McKinleyThorn by Intisar Khanani
Princess in Disguise
94 books — 102 voters

The Madman's Daughter by Megan ShepherdThe Fall by Bethany GriffinTen by Gretchen McNeilJane by April LindnerThis Dark Endeavor by Kenneth Oppel
YA Gothic Retellings
88 books — 73 voters
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. LewisBreadcrumbs by Anne UrsuWinter's Child by Cameron DokeyThe Snow Queen by Hans Christian AndersenHeart of Ice by K.M. Shea
The Snow Queen
93 books — 66 voters

The Girl Who Drank the Moon by Kelly BarnhillElla Enchanted by Gail Carson LevineThe Tale of Despereaux by Kate DiCamilloThe Wide-Awake Princess by E.D. BakerWhere the Mountain Meets the Moon by Grace Lin
Middle Grade Fairy Tales
159 books — 63 voters
Daughter of the Forest by Juliet MarillierSix Crimson Cranes by Elizabeth LimThe Swan Kingdom by Zoë MarriottThe Wild Swans by K.M. SheaSpinning Starlight by R.C. Lewis
The Wild Swans/The Six Swans Retellings
49 books — 60 voters

Wide Sargasso Sea by Jean RhysBrontë’s Mistress by Finola AustinThe Eyre Affair by Jasper FfordeAlways Emily by Michaela MacCollThe Taste of Sorrow by Jude Morgan
Brontës in Fiction
89 books — 50 voters
The House with Chicken Legs by Sophie AndersonThe Bear and the Nightingale by Katherine ArdenBaba Yaga's Assistant by Marika McCoolaThe Girl in the Tower by Katherine ArdenVassa in the Night by Sarah Porter
Baba Yaga
100 books — 47 voters

Fairest of All by Serena ValentinoMaleficent by Elizabeth RudnickThe Beast Within by Serena ValentinoBeauty and the Beast by Jennifer DonnellyPart of Your World by Liz Braswell
Disney Novels
143 books — 43 voters
The White Raven by Diana L. PaxsonTwilight of Avalon by Anna ElliottTristan and Iseult by Rosemary SutcliffThe Romance of Tristan and Iseult by Joseph BédierThe Maid of the White Hands by Rosalind Miles
Tristan & Isolde Retellings
49 books — 35 voters

The Song of Us by Kate FussnerOrpheus Girl by Brynne Rebele-HenryA Song for Ella Grey by David AlmondNightsong by Michael CadnumLyra by Erica Crouch
Orpheus and Eurydice Retellings
48 books — 28 voters
Catherine by April LindnerWithin These Wicked Walls by Lauren BlackwoodJane by April LindnerMy Plain Jane by Cynthia HandThe World Within by Jane Eagland
Brontës in YA
42 books — 21 voters

The Wrath and the Dawn by Renée AhdiehA Thousand Nights by E.K. JohnstonThe Storyteller's Daughter by Cameron DokeyShadow Spinner by Susan FletcherKeturah and Lord Death by Martine Leavitt
Scheherazade
40 books — 19 voters
Peter and the Starcatchers by Dave BarryLittler Women by Laura SchaeferThe Case of the Missing Marquess by Nancy SpringerEye of the Crow by Shane PeacockFive Children on the Western Front by Kate Saunders
Middle Grade Retellings of Classic Novels
86 books — 18 voters

The Song of Achilles by Madeline MillerThe Penelopiad by Margaret AtwoodAriadne by Jennifer SaintThe Silence of the Girls by Pat BarkerCirce by Madeline Miller
Greek Myths Retold
55 books — 17 voters
The Last of the Spirits by Chris PriestleyThe Legend of Decimus Croome by Kevin PurdyFallen Grace by Mary HooperDodger by Terry PratchettOlivia Twist by Lorie Langdon
Dickens in YA & Middle Grade Fiction
20 books — 16 voters

The Dark Descent of Elizabeth Frankenstein by Kiersten WhiteThis Monstrous Thing by Mackenzi LeeThis Dark Endeavor by Kenneth OppelStrange Star by Emma CarrollMonsters by Sharon Dogar
Mary Shelley in YA & Middle Grade Fiction
60 books — 15 voters
The Fall by Bethany GriffinOf Monsters and Madness by Jessica VerdayThe Man Who Was Poe by AviHis Hideous Heart by Dahlia AdlerThe Last Laugh by Mindy McGinnis
Edgar Allan Poe in YA & Middle Grade Fiction
29 books — 8 voters

The Sleeper and the Spindle by Neil GaimanFour Stories by Marcus AttwaterSpindlewood by Marcus AttwaterThe Penelopiad by Margaret AtwoodTales of the Peculiar by Ransom Riggs
Fairy Tales & Myths Retold
48 books — 8 voters
The Strange Case of the Alchemist's Daughter by Theodora GossEuropean Travel for the Monstrous Gentlewoman by Theodora GossThe Sinister Mystery of the Mesmerizing Girl by Theodora GossAnno Dracula by Kim NewmanDracula by Dacre Stoker
Classic Retellings and Spinoffs: Monster Mash
36 books — 8 voters

James by Percival EverettTaming Huck Finn by E.E. BurkeThe Actual & Truthful Adventures of Becky Thatcher by Jessica LawsonHuck Out West by Robert CooverMy Jim by Nancy Rawles
Tom Sawyer & Huck Finn Retellings
14 books — 8 voters
Mrs de Winter by Susan HillThe Death of Jane Lawrence by Caitlin StarlingDaphne by Justine PicardieMurder on the Cliffs by Joanna ChallisThe Villa of Death by Joanna Challis
Daphne du Maurier in Fiction (Homages, Retellings, & Sequels)
21 books — 7 voters

This Dark Endeavor by Kenneth OppelCinder by Marissa MeyerGreat by Sara BenincasaWendy by Karen WallaceAcross a Star-Swept Sea by Diana Peterfreund
Epic Reads YA Retellings - Classic Lit Through
28 books — 7 voters
The Sleeper and the Spindle by Neil GaimanThe Mists of Avalon by Marion Zimmer BradleyWicked by Gregory MaguireElla Enchanted by Gail Carson LevineThe Third Witch by Rebecca Reisert
Reimagined Stories
37 books — 7 voters

Mrs de Winter by Susan HillThe Death of Jane Lawrence by Caitlin StarlingRebecca's Tale by Sally BeaumanThe Killing of Kayla Sloane by Kim HarringtonFrost by Marianna Baer
Rebecca Retellings
14 books — 6 voters
Cinders of Glass by Celeste BaxendellThe Enchanted Frost by Camille PetersWinter Flame by K.A. LastMatchless by Gregory MaguireHogfather by Terry Pratchett
Little Match Girl Retellings
32 books — 6 voters

Prom & Prejudice by Elizabeth EulbergBeing Mary Bennet by J.C. PetersonAccomplished by Amanda QuainDashed by Amanda QuainDebating Darcy by Sayantani DasGupta
YA Contemporary Austen Retellings
50 books — 4 voters
A Year Of Living Bradbury; 52 Stories Inspired By Ray Bradbury by Ray DaleyWhen Things Get Dark by Ellen DatlowThe End of the World As We Know It by Christopher GoldenAn Unkindness of Ravens - An Homage to Edgar Allan Poe by David Niall WilsonShort Things by John Gregory Betancourt
Books Inspired By the Work of Other Authors Part I
100 books — 1 voter

Solaris. Stories and Reflections Inspired by Andrei Tarkowsky... by Glynn Owen BarrassGreen Eggs and Horror by Pete NixonGateways by Elizabeth A. HullNew Tales from the Emerald City and Beyond by John Joseph AdamsThe Rack by Tom Deady
Books Inspired By the Work of Other Authors Part II
100 books — 1 voter
Hymns of Abomination by Justin A. BurnettWe Will Speak Again of The Red Tower by Carson WinterThe Misadventures of Sherlock Holmes by Sebastian WolfeFrankenstein's Monster by J.S. BarnesTales of the Lovecraft Mythos by Robert M. Price
Books Inspired By the Work of Other Authors Part III
16 books — 1 voter

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