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If you enjoy "Retold Fairy Tales
& Legends," other resources are available to help you
explore the genre.
Internet
Resources
Keyword
Searches
Reader's
Guides
Bookstores
& Libraries
Magazines
Connect
with Other Fans
Movies
& T.V. Shows
INTERNET
RESOURCES
The World Wide Web can
help you find books and explore the genre.
Origin and Evolution
of Fairy Tales. http://www.darkgoddess.com/fairy/
http://www.legends.dm.net
Explores the
history, literature, and lore surrounding Robin Hood, King
Arthur, and other heroes of ballads, fiction, and film.
Provides access to primary source material, scholarly
articles, and reviews. The section on fairy tales also has
excellent links.
Encyclopedia
Mythica. http://www.pantheon.org/mythica
Mythology,
folklore, and legend.
King Arthur
http://www.lib.rochester.edu/camelot/acpbibs/
bibhome.stm
Robin Hood
http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Acropolis/4198/
rh/index
http://www.webspan.net/~amunno/rhood.html
http://www.lib.rochester.edu/camelot/rh/rhhome.html
http://www.lib.ox.ac.uk/internet/news/faq/archive/
books.robin-hood.html
The Children's
Literature Web Guide http://www.acs.ucalgary.ca/~dkbrown/index.html
This site is
an attempt to gather together and categorize Internet
resources related to books for children and young adults.
Lots of links to lists, awards, authors, and publishers of
YA books.
American Library
Association
http://www.ala.org/
Especially
link to the young adult section (YALSA) and to the "Best of
the Lists."
Young Adult
Literature Web Site
http://www.slis.rutgers.edu/special/kay/yalit.html
Teen Reads
http://www.teenreads.com
A place for
teens to sound off about what's on their bookshelves. Online
newsletter by and for teens. Be sure to click on the
"features" button at the bottom of the home page. How about
writing a review for them about a retold fairy tale or
legend?
http://dir.yahoo.com/Arts/Humanities/Literature/
Genres/
A directory of
links to all kinds of great sites including e-zines,
bibliographies, reading lists, and more. Go to the directory
links for folk & fairy tales, mythology & folklore,
science fiction & fantasy (including conventions), and
young adults for a vast array of sites!
Berkeley (CA) Public
Library
http://ci.berkeley.ca.us:80/bpl/teen
The Internet Public
Library Teen Division
http://aristotle.sils.umich.edu/teen
KEYWORD SEARCHES
If you're
searching on the Internet or in an online catalog,
including The Ahmanson Library's catalog, try terms like
these:
Fairy
tale Fractured fairy
tale Retold fairy tale
Legend Robin Hood,
Sherwood Forest, Sheriff of Nottingham,Maid Marion,
etc. King Arthur,
Camelot, Merlin, Guinevere, Excalibur,
etc. Sleeping Beauty
Cinderella
Beauty and the
Beast
READER'S
GUIDES
These Reader's Guides will
help you discover
retold fairy tales and legends:
Barron, Neil
(Ed.). What Fantastic Fiction Do I Read Next? A Reader's
Guide to Recent Fantasy, Horror, and Science
Fiction.
This annotated
list of more than 4,000 books with its user-friendly,
flexible indexes will lead you to all kinds of good books.
Look up characters, authors, titles, geographic locations,
story type, and more. (See the above list of
search
words for ideas).
You can also look up a book you've enjoyed to get
suggestions on what to read next.
Donavin, Denise
Perry (Ed.). American Library Association's Best of the
Best for Children.
See especially
the section on fractured fairy tales.
Herald, Diana
Tixier. Fluent in Fantasy. Teen
Genreflecting.
Succinct and
opinionated, these books will have you scribbling down new
titles to try. Excellent for browsing and finding out more
about the types of genres and subgenres of
fantasy.
Kies, Cossette.
Supernatural Fiction for Teens: More than 1,300 Good
Paperbacks to Read for Wonderment, Fear, &
Fun.
Lynn, Ruth
Nadelman. Fantasy Literature for Children & Young
Adults: An Annotated Bibliography.
MacRae, Cathi
Dunn. Presenting Young Adult Fantasy
Fiction.
Written for
young adults with terrific bibliographies and book reviews
by teens. Examines the lives and work of several popular YA
fantasy authors.
Manguel, Alberto.
The Dictionary of Imaginary Places.
Imaginary
places from all types of literature and movies described in
straightforward atlas style complete with information on
inhabitants, flora and fauna, and social customs. 150 maps,
100 illustrations. Much fun!
BOOKSTORES & THE LIBRARY
Don't
forget your local library! You'll want to check out all
of the fiction collections. There are great retold fairy
tales in the children's, young adult's, and adult
collections. The librarians are there to help you; don't
be afraid to ask for help! Dangerous
Visions, 13563 Ventura Blvd., Sherman Oaks, CA
(818/986-6963). New & used science fiction, fantasy,
and horror books. Knowledgeable, helpful
staff! Pages Books for
Children & Young Adults, 18399 Ventura Blvd., Tarzana
(818/342-6657). They like young people here and love
books too! http://www.amazon.com
(Set up a reader's profile, search by title, author or
genre, link to similar titles, read reviews, and sign up
e-mail newsletter on new sci-fi & fantasy releases,
bestsellers, author interviews, and
more.)
MAGAZINES
CONNECT WITH OTHER FANS
Check magazines and web
sites for fantasy conventions (the Fantasy Faire Science
Fiction Convention is usually held in L.A.), listservs &
chat rooms, and the Fantasy Association. Check out the
Society for Creative Anachronism (http://www.sca.org).
GO TO THE MOVIES OR WATCH T.V.
Blockbuster
Entertainment Guide to Movies & Videos. See index of
sci-fi & fantasy.
TV currently boasts
Hercules, Xena, and two syndicated Robin Hood shows. There
was also a recent Merlin TV movie that may show up in
reruns.
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