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Retellings of Classic Stories...for Kids! - Summer Adventure 2023

Revisit a classic story or myth told in a different way! The titles in this list are recommended for ages 8-12. Alameda County Library invites you to come along for our 2023 Summer Adventure: A Magical Journey! From June 1 to August 15, let's celebrate the power of imagination and the magic in everyday life. We will discover new worlds, create our own magical journeys, and connect with other adventurers. Pick up an Adventure Guide at any AC Library location starting June 1.

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  • Alameda County Library invites people of all ages and abilities to come along for our 2023 Summer Adventure: A Magical Journey! Complete activities, reading, and more to receive a book gift and prize drawing entries. Pick up an Adventure Guide at…
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  • (Inspired by the American novel, "Little Women") As features editor of her school newspaper, thirteen-year-old Jameela Mirza wants to impress her father by writing a spectacular story about the new student, but a misunderstanding and family illness…
    Book, 2019New York : Salaam Reads, [2019] — J KHAN,H
  • (Inspired by the Chinese novel, "Journey to the West") Eleven-year-old Thom Ngho is keeping a secret: she's strong. Like suuuuper strong. Freakishly strong. And it's making it impossible for her to fit in at her new middle school. In a desperate bid…
    Book, 2020New York : Roaring Brook Press, 2020 — J HOANG,V
  • (Inspired by the Danish fairy tale, "The Snow Queen") Hazel and Jack are best friends until an accident with a magical mirror and a run-in with a villainous queen find Hazel on her own, entering an enchanted wood in the hopes of saving Jack's life.
    Book, 2011New York : Walden Pond Press, c2011 — J URSU,A
  • (Inspired by the Hindu myth of Mahishasuramardini) "Eleven-year-old Kritika “Kiki” Kallira lives in London with her Mum, an immigrant from the state of Karnataka in the south of India; she’s never met her father, who died before she was born. Kiki’s…
    Book, 2021New York : Viking, 2021 — J MANDANNA,S
  • (Inspired by the English play, "A Midsummer Night's Dream") Eleven-year-old Mimi Mackson comes from a big Indian American family: Dad's a renowned food writer, Mom's a successful businesswoman, and her three older siblings all have their own…
    Book, 2019New York, NY : Yellow Jacket, an imprint of Little Bee Books, Inc., [2019] — J LAROCCA,R
  • (Inspired by the Mexican tale of La Llorona) In Silver Springs, Arizona, her mother's stories of the monstrous La Llorona are thrilling but unbelievable to science-loving Paola until she and her best friends Dante and Emma take a walk through a…
    Book, 2020Los Angeles : Disney/Hyperion, 2020 — J MEJIA,T
  • (Inspired by the French novel, "Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea") When thirteen-year-old Max Tilt happens upon his great-great-great-grandfather Jules Verne's unfinished, unpublished manuscript, The Lost Treasures, he doesn't realize that he's…
    Book, 2017New York, NY : Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2017] — J LERANGIS,P
  • (Inspired by Filipino folklore) "On the island of Sanlagita, the strongest men have always sailed north in search of fabled Mount Isa. It is said that there are riches at Isa’s peak, chief among them a yellow flower that can cure disease. All her…
    Book, 2019New York, NY : Greenwillow Books, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, [2019] — J KELLY,E
  • (Inspired by Islamic legends) When her little brother Hamza opens the forbidden Box of the Moon, 12-year-old Amira must journey to a mystical land to prevent the moon, the barrier between realms, from unleashing a nightmare on Earth.
    Book, 2021New York : Little, Brown and Company, 2021 — J AHMED,S
  • (Inspired by Hmong mythology) Pahua Moua has a bit of a reputation for being a weirdo. A lonely eleven-year-old Hmong girl with the unique ability to see spirits, she spends her summer days babysitting her little brother and playing with her best…
    Book, 2021Los Angeles : Disney-Hyperion, 2021 — J LEE,L
  • (Inspired by the French novel, "The Three Musketeers") In Paris with his parents to sell family heirlooms, fourteen-year-old Greg Rich suddenly finds himself four hundred years in the past, and is aided by boys who will one day be known as "The…
    Book, 2011New York : Harper, c2011 — J GIBBS,S