Gilly’s sentenced to three months at Fairy Tale Reform School where all of the teachers are former (super-scary) villains like the Big Bad Wolf, the Evil Queen, and Cinderella’s Wicked Stepmother. Gilly’s a pretty good thief (if she does say so herself).

But when you have five little brothers and sisters and live in a run-down boot, you have to get creative to make ends meet. Gilly wouldn’t call herself wicked, exactly. unless she can figure out a way to break the curse forever.

The day she falls in love for the first time, Sarah will transform into a beast. Her father begins to change into something wild and beastly, but before his transformation is complete, he takes Sarah to her grandparents―people she has never met, didn’t even know were still alive.ĭeep in the forest, in a crumbling ruin of a castle, Sarah begins to untangle the layers of curses affecting her family bloodlines, until she discovers that the curse has carried over to her, too. When Sarah’s mother walks out on their family, all the strange old magic they have tried to hide from comes rising into their mundane world. She doesn’t know that it’s magic her parents are running from. She’s grown up lonely and longing for magic. Her mother hates the cold, so every few months her parents pack their bags and drag her off after the sun. Please read the full disclosure for more information.ġ2 Magical Middle Grade: Fairy Tales & Retellings Beastkeeper This post may contain affiliate links, which means I’ll receive a commission if you purchase through my links, at no extra cost to you. Today my list is a little shorter than usual because I have another fairy tale list you can pull from as well! And although these are some more backlist titles, they’re all really great stories to read! I love the idea of a familiar story and then turned on its head for a new perspective. I love to read fairy tales, retellings, and fractured fairy tales. So in each of the lists over the coming weeks, I’ll be including different formats within the genre.

You can have a graphic novel in almost any genre. Graphic novels are a format, how a book is designed, rather than a genre. A quick aside, many kids love graphic novels.

Plus, I’m always adding different formats. I’m trying my hardest to include some newer titles in the mix, maybe things you haven’t heard of before. These titles are geared toward middle grade students, typically between 8-12. If you have more of a reluctant reader on your hands, try finding a genre that they enjoy and check out a bunch of titles! With summer just around the corner for so many kids, I wanted to share a few titles in lots of different genres to help make summer reading that much easier! If you’ve got a voracious reader at home, try setting some fun reading goals this summer by trying different genres.

The Princess Curse by Merrie Haskell