Fairy Tale and Folklore
New Releases 2008

Here are new releases due in 2008 using popular fairy tale and folklore themes, including fiction and nonfiction as well as films and music.

Also review New Releases 2007.

December 2008

November 2008

October 2008

September 2008

Haddix, Margaret Peterson. Palace of Mirrors. New York: Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing, 2008.
Amazon.com: Buy the book in hardcover.

August 2008

July 2008

June 2008

Weyn, Suzanne. The Crimson Thread: A Retelling of "Rumpelstiltskin". New York: Simon Pulse, 2008.
Amazon.com: Buy the book in paperback.

NOVEL: From the publisher: "A Retelling of Rumpelstiltskin."

Durst, Sara. Out of the Wild. New York: Razorbill, 2008.
Amazon.com: Buy the book in hardcover.

NOVEL: From the publisher: "" Sequel to Into the Wild.

May 2008

Levine, Gail Carson. Ever. New York: HarperCollins, 2008.
Amazon.com: Buy the book in hardcover.

NOVEL: From the publisher:

Ensor, Barbara. Thumbelina: Tiny Runaway Bride. New York: Schwartz & Wade, 2008.
Amazon.com: Buy the book in hardcover.

NOVEL: From the publisher:

April 2008

March 2008

Bunce, Elizabeth C. A Curse Dark as Gold. New York: Arthur A. Levine Books, 2008.
Amazon.com: Buy the book in hardback.

NOVEL: From the publisher: "If you'll allow me to demonstrate, I do think I could be of some help to you here."

I smiled tightly. "You'd have to be able to make gold appear from thin air to be much help to us now, I'm afraid."

"Gold, you say?" he said quietly. "Well, not out of the air, maybe, but--" He reached toward Rosie and drew a length of straw free from her hat. From out of a pocket in his jacket appeared an old-fashioned handheld drop spindle, the kind no one uses anymore, and he sent it spinning with a turn of his hand. Slowly, as we watched, he drew out the straw and spun it--spun it!

As if it were a roving of wool! Rosie and I stood there and watched him, moment by moment, as the spindle bobbed and twirled. Something pulled out from the brown straw and through his knobby fingers, and where it should have gone onto the spindle, the finest strands of gleaming gold threads appeared. Round and round the spindle went, and the gleaming of gold turned with it. I don't know how long we watched it, turning and turning, flashing gold with every revolution. I could not take my eyes away."

Marriott, Zöe. The Swan Kingdom. Cambridge, MA: Candlewick, 2008.
Amazon.com: Buy the book in hardcover.

NOVEL: From the publisher: ""

February 2008

Palmer, Robin. Cindy Ella. New York: Puffin, 2008.
Amazon.com: Buy the book in paperback.

NOVEL: From the publisher: "Prom fever has infected LA—especially Cindy’s two annoying stepsisters, and her overly Botoxed stepmother. Cindy seems to be the only one immune to it all. But her anti-prom letter in the school newspaper does more to turn Cindy into Queen of the Freaks than close the gap between the popular kids and the rest of the students. Everyone thinks she’s committed social suicide, except for her two best friends, the yoga goddess India and John Hughes–worshipping Malcolm, and shockingly, the most popular senior at Castle Heights High and Cindy’s crush, Adam Silver. Suddenly Cindy starts to think that maybe her social life could have a happily ever after. But there’s still the rest of the school to deal with. With a little bit of help from an unexpected source and a fabulous pair of heels, Cindy realizes that she still has a chance at a happily ever after."

January 2008

George, Jessica Day. Sun and Moon, Ice and Snow. New York: Bloomsbury, 2008.
Amazon.com: Buy the book in hardcover.

NOVEL: From the publisher: "Blessed—or cursed—with an ability to understand animals, the Lass (as she’s known to her family) has always been an oddball. And when an isbjorn (polar bear) seeks her out, and promises that her family will become rich if only the Lass will accompany him to his castle, she doesn’t hesitate. But the bear is not what he seems, nor is his castle, which is made of ice and inhabited by a silent staff of servents. Only a grueling journey on the backs of the four winds will reveal the truth: the bear is really a prince who’s been enchanted by a troll queen, and the Lass must come up with a way to free him before he’s forced to marry a troll princess. "

December 2007

Haase, Donald; editor. The Greenwood Encyclopedia of Folktales and Fairy Tales. Three volumes. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 2007.
Amazon.com: Buy the book in hardcover.

NONFICTION: From the publisher: "Folk and fairy tales exist in all cultures and are at the heart of civilization. The most comprehensive work of its kind, this massive Encyclopedia gives students and general readers a broad, accessible, multicultural survey of folk and fairy tales from around the world. Edited by one of the foremost authorities on the subject, the Encyclopedia draws on the work of numerous expert contributors and covers a broad range of themes and motifs, characters and character types, genres, individuals, national traditions, and other topics."

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