This post contains affiliate links. Many readers LOVE modern-day versions of an older fairy tale, myth, or legend. If you live in a state that uses Common Core standards, you might also be faced with a Reading Literature standard that asks students to specifically read a retelling. To help with that, I recently asked several English teachers to share great YA fiction titles that are appropriate for a secondary classroom (middle or high school), and here are the results. Click on the hyperlink of the person recommending the book to read her book review. #1: Just Ella Recommended by @secondarysara. Link to Amazon. #2: Girls Made of Snow and Glass Recommended by @nouvelle_ela. Link to Amazon. #3: His Hideous Heart: 13 Retellings of Edgar Allen Poe Recommended by @mrsorman. Link to Amazon. #4: Part of Your World Recommended by @addiewilliams_tpt. Link to Amazon. #5: Long Way Down Sara's Note: I feel this book would pair beautifully with A Christmas Carol! Recommended by @secondarysara. Link to Amazon. Photo by @room213tpt #6: Jake, Reinvented Recommended by @theliterarymaven. Link to Amazon. #7: Madman's Daughter Recommended by @mrsspanglerinthemiddle. Link to Amazon. #8: A Study in Charlotte Recommended by @literarysherri. Link to Amazon. #9: Zeus: King of the Gods Recommended by @hansonhallway. Link to Amazon. #10: Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West Recommended by @thecaffeinatedclass. Link to Amazon. #11: Argos: The Story of Odysseus as Told by His Loyal Dog Recommended by @kasey_kiehl. Link to Amazon. #12: Stepsister Recommended by @mmwithmelissa. Link to Amazon. #13: Fairest Recommended by @ela_today. Link to Amazon. #14: Poe: Stories and Poems Recommended by @missfairchildsmuggles. Link to Amazon. #15: Ella Enchanted Recommended by @elaclassroom. Link to Amazon. #16: Grounded: The Adventures of Rapunzel Recommended by @elabuffet. Link to Amazon. #17: Summer of the Mariposas Recommended by @bespokeelaclassroom. Link to Amazon. #18: Cinder Recommended by @englishteacherbookrecs. Link to Amazon. Do you have additional recommendations? Tell us in the comments!