Question, o flist:
Can anyone think of YA fairytale novels (traditional or original) that feature multicultural characters? There are plenty of multicultural picture book fairy tales, but I can't say the same for YA fairy tales. The only one I can think of at the moment is Wabi: A Hero's Tale by Joseph Bruchac (and I think a couple of his other books are fairytale-esque as well). Isabel Allende's YA trilogy has magical/mythological elements, but it's not really a fairy tale.
I am thinking of doing fairy tales for my YA lit paper, and of course I can think of lots of books, but then it occurred to me that they're pretty much all white so I wondered if I could find some non-white ones. You know how I love to do impossible/hard-to-find topics.
The definition of YA according to YALSA (Young Adult Library Services Association) is anyone aged 12 to 18.
Book of a Thousand Days by Shannon Hale - Mongolian steppes inspired
Briar Rose by Jane Yolen - Jewish
Enchantment by Orson Scott Card - Russian
The Remarkable Journey of Prince Jen by Lloyd Alexander - Chinese
The Tiger's Apprentice by Laurence Yep - Chinese/Chinese-American
Bound by Donna Jo Napoli - Chinese
Beast by Donna Jo Napoli - Persian
Wildwood Dancing by Juliet Marillier - Romanian
Anahita's Woven Riddle by Meghan Nuttall Sayres - Turkish/Muslim
Ayashi no Ceres, Saiyuki - Japanese
I am thinking of doing fairy tales for my YA lit paper, and of course I can think of lots of books, but then it occurred to me that they're pretty much all white so I wondered if I could find some non-white ones. You know how I love to do impossible/hard-to-find topics.
The definition of YA according to YALSA (Young Adult Library Services Association) is anyone aged 12 to 18.
Book of a Thousand Days by Shannon Hale - Mongolian steppes inspired
Briar Rose by Jane Yolen - Jewish
Enchantment by Orson Scott Card - Russian
The Remarkable Journey of Prince Jen by Lloyd Alexander - Chinese
The Tiger's Apprentice by Laurence Yep - Chinese/Chinese-American
Bound by Donna Jo Napoli - Chinese
Beast by Donna Jo Napoli - Persian
Wildwood Dancing by Juliet Marillier - Romanian
Anahita's Woven Riddle by Meghan Nuttall Sayres - Turkish/Muslim
Ayashi no Ceres, Saiyuki - Japanese