Spinners
10 best books like Spinners (Donna Jo Napoli): Sunlight and Shadow: A Retelling of The Magic Flute, Spirited, The Rumpelstiltskin Problem, Once Upon a Marigold, Princess of the Silver Woods, The Wild Orchid: A Retelling of The Ballad of Mulan, Water Song: A Retelling of The Frog Prince, Violet Eyes: A Retelling of The Princess and the Pea, Breathing Underwater, Circle of Fire
| Author | Cameron Dokey |
| ISBN | 0689869991 |
A new spin on "The Magic Flute" by an acclaimed author!
In a time when the world was young and many things were quite commonplace that are now entirely forgotten, Sarastro, Mage of the Day, wed Pamina, the Queen of the Night. And in this way was the world complete, for light was joined to dark. For all...
| Author | Nancy Holder |
| ISBN | 0689870639 |
In May 1756 war is formally declared between the British and the French. During this highly dangerous time, Isabella Sevens is travelling with her father to the British stronghold Fort William Henry.
In the forest, Wusamequin, the young and handsome medicine man, looks to avenge the death of his...
| Author | Vivian Vande Velde |
| ISBN | 0618055231 |
Have you ever wondered just what was going on when that odd little man with the long name stepped up and volunteered to spin straw into gold for the miller’s daughter? If you stop and think about it, there are some very peculiar and rather hard-to-explain components to the story.
Vivian Vande Velde...
| Author | Jean Ferris |
| ISBN | 0152050841 |
This is the cutest book in the entire world. You kind of just want to hug it and squeeze it and call it George, because it's just that damned cute.
The subtitle is "part comedy, part love story, part everything-but-the-kitchen sink," and that's pretty accurate. I got a bit of a Princess Bride type...
Princess of the Silver Woods
| Author | Jessica Day George |
| ISBN | 1599906465 |
When Petunia, the youngest of King Gregor's twelve dancing daughters, is invited to visit an elderly friend in the neighboring country of Westfalin, she welcomes the change of scenery. But in order to reach Westfalin, Petunia must pass through a forest where strange two-legged wolves are rumored...
| Author | Cameron Dokey |
| ISBN | 1416971688 |
"Once upon a Time" Is Timeless
Wielding a sword as deftly as an embroidery needle, Mulan is unlike any other girl in China. When the emperor summons a great army, each family must send a male to fight, tom-boyish Mulan is determined to spare her aging father and bring her family honor, so she...
| Author | Suzanne Weyn |
| ISBN | 1416940138 |
Young, beautiful, and wealthy, Emma Pennington is accustomed to a very comfortable life. Although war rages abroad, she hardly feels its effect. She and her mother travel from their home in Britain to the family estate in Belgium, never imagining that the war could reach them there. But it does. Soon...
| Author | Debbie Viguié |
| ISBN | 1416986766 |
"ONCE UPON A TIME" IS TIMELESS
When a storm brings the dashing Prince Richard to her family's farm, Violet falls in love at first sight. Richard also gives Violet his heart, but he knows his marriage is destined to be an affair of state, not of passion. For the king and queen have devised a contest...
| Author | Alex Flinn |
| ISBN | 0064472574 |
Like father, like son.
Intelligent, popular, handsome, and wealthy, sixteen-year-old Nick Andreas is pretty much perfect--on the outside, at least. What no one knows--not even his best friend--is the terror that Nick faces every time he is alone with his father. Then he and Caitlin fall...
| Author | Michelle Zink |
| ISBN | 0316034460 |
With time dwindling but her will to end the Prophecy stronger than ever, Lia sets out on a journey to find the remaining keys, locate the missing pages of the Prophecy, and convince her sister Alice to help--or risk her life trying. Lia has her beloved Dimitri by her side, but Alice has James, the man who...
| Author | Heather Tomlinson |
| ISBN | 0805089683 |
Diribani has come to the village well to get water for her family's scant meal of curry and rice. She never expected to meet a goddess there. Yet she is granted a remarkable gift: Flowers and precious jewels drop from her lips whenever she speaks.
It seems only right to Tana that the goddess judged...
| Author | Mette Ivie Harrison |
| ISBN | 0142406430 |
Abandoned by her parents, and then apprenticed to a witch, Mira is captivated by the other young apprentice, who adopts her as a sister. Mira would do anything for this beautiful girl- and that's just what her sister bargains for. With the utterance of a simple spell, Mira's body is turned to wood, her...
| Author | Janette Rallison |
| ISBN | 0802722369 |
Tansy Miller has always felt that her divorced father has never had enough time for her. But mistakenly getting caught on the wrong side of the law wasn't exactly how she wanted to get his attention. Enter Chrysanthemum "Chrissy" Everstar, Tansy's fairy in shining, er, high heels. Chrissy is only a fair...
| Author | Melissa Marr |
| ISBN | 0062015788 |
A journey may take hundreds of miles, or it may cover the distance between duty and desire.
Sixteen of today’s hottest writers of paranormal tales weave stories on a common theme of journeying. Authors such as Kelley Armstrong, Rachel Caine, and Melissa Marr return to the beloved worlds...
