{"id":4080,"date":"2022-09-30T18:00:36","date_gmt":"2022-09-30T18:00:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novels.zerosilver.com\/wordpress\/?page_id=4080"},"modified":"2024-12-20T21:29:33","modified_gmt":"2024-12-20T21:29:33","slug":"fairy-folk-tales","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/novels.zerosilver.com\/wordpress\/my-favorite-clean-fiction\/youth\/fairy-folk-tales\/","title":{"rendered":"My Favorite Clean Youth Fairy &#038; Folk Tales"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-large-font-size\"><em><em>Books that meet high moral standards and contain limited foul language, sexual content, and descriptions of violence.<\/em><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity is-style-default\"\/>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Before using this list, please read my <a href=\"https:\/\/novels.zerosilver.com\/wordpress\/disclaimer\/\">disclaimer<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Every book on this list meets \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/novels.zerosilver.com\/wordpress\/my-clean-reading-criteria\/\">My Clean Reading Criteria<\/a>\u201d and is one that I finished, liked, and felt was worth my time to read. To learn more about the purpose of this list please see &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/novels.zerosilver.com\/wordpress\/about-novaun-novels\/\">About Novaun Novels<\/a>.&#8221;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li> For information on how I classify religious fiction, please see &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/novels.zerosilver.com\/wordpress\/is-fiction-marketed-to-latter-day-saints-christian-fiction\">Is Fiction Marketed to Latter-day Saints &#8216;Christian Fiction&#8217;?<\/a>\u201d For how I evaluate religious content in the books I read, please see &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/novels.zerosilver.com\/wordpress\/what-about-doctrinal-differences\">What About Doctrinal Differences?<\/a>&#8220;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>All descriptions in quotation marks come from the book jackets or other descriptions from the publishers. Follow the author links to the corresponding\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.gutenberg.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Project Gutenberg<\/a>\u00a0pages. Follow the title links to the page, post, or Goodreads review that contains my commentary on the book.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity is-style-default\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gutenberg.org\/ebooks\/author\/2298\">Andersen, Hans Christian<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Fairy Tales&nbsp;(Danish classics)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Famous titles include \u201cThe Emperor&#8217;s New Clothes,\u201d \u201cThe Little Mermaid,\u201d \u201cThe Snow Queen,\u201d \u201cThumbelina,\u201d and \u201cThe Ugly Duckling.\u201d Many additions and translations are available.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-default\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Belliston, Rebecca<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/review\/show\/3514621968\">Heart of Red, Blood of Blue<\/a><\/em>&nbsp;(Young Adult medieval romance; feels like fantasy)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cPrincess Gisela of Steinland was born without color.&nbsp;<em>Albino<\/em>. When her betrothal to Prince Jerrik of Kronga ends in his death, it starts a ten-year war her father is determined to win, even if it means bringing her out of hiding to do it. Now the savage Krongon war commander, Bloodless Kristoff, seeks the hearts of the entire royal family, especially Gisela\u2019s. . . . Thrown into the center of a battle between three kingdoms, she finds herself fighting for her life and the right to be truly loved.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity is-style-default\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Dickerson, Melanie<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Fairy Tale Romance<\/em>&nbsp;Series\/Hagenheim (Young Adult Christian medieval romance, Evangelical)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>1.<em>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/review\/show\/3514644254\">The Healer\u2019s Apprentice<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cRose has been appointed as a healer\u2019s apprentice at Hagenheim Castle, a rare opportunity for a woodcutter\u2019s daughter like her. . . .When Lord Hamlin, the future duke, is injured, it is Rose who must tend to him. As she works to heal his wound, she begins to understand emotions she\u2019s never felt before and wonders if he feels the same. But falling in love is forbidden, as Lord Hamlin is betrothed to a mysterious young woman in hiding.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2<em>. The Merchant\u2019s Daughter<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cAnnabel, once the daughter of a wealthy merchant, is trapped in indentured servitude to Lord Ranulf, a recluse who is rumored to be both terrifying and beastly. . . . Ranulf\u2019s future, and possibly his heart, may rest in her hands, and Annabel must decide whether to follow the plans she has cherished or the calling God has placed on her heart.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>3.<em>&nbsp;The Fairest Beauty<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cSophie desperately wants to get away from her stepmother\u2019s jealousy, and believes escape is her only chance to be happy. Then a young man named Gabe arrives from Hagenheim Castle, claiming she is betrothed to his older brother, and everything twists upside down. This could be Sophie\u2019s one chance at freedom\u2014but can she trust another person to keep her safe?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>4.<em>&nbsp;The Captive Maiden<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cGisela\u2019s childhood was filled with laughter and visits from nobles such as the duke and his young son. But since her father\u2019s death, each day has been filled with nothing but servitude to her stepmother. So when Gisela meets the duke\u2019s son, Valten\u2014the boy she has daydreamed about for years\u2014and learns he is throwing a ball, she vows to attend, even if it\u2019s only for a taste of a life she\u2019ll never have. To her surprise, she catches Valten\u2019s eye. Though he is rough around the edges, Gisela finds Valten has completely captured her heart. But other forces are bent on keeping the two from falling further in love, putting Gisela in more danger than she ever imagined.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>5.&nbsp;<em>The Princess Spy<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cMargaretha has always been a romantic and hopes her newest suitor, Lord Claybrook, is destined to be her one true love. But then an injured man is brought to the castle, claiming to be an English lord who was left for dead by Claybrook\u2019s men. . . . She soon finds herself running for her life\u2014and it may be up to her to save her father and her family from one man\u2019s wicked plot.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>6.&nbsp;<em>The Golden Braid<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cRapunzel can throw a knife better than any man. She paints beautiful flowering vines on the walls of her plaster houses. She sings so sweetly she can coax even a beast to sleep. But there are two things she is afraid her mother might never allow her to do: learn to read and marry. . . . As Rapunzel acclimates to life in a new city, she uncovers a mystery that will forever change her life.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity is-style-default\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Hale, Shannon<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Book of a Thousand Days<\/em>&nbsp;(Young Adult fantasy)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWhen Dashti, a maid, and Lady Saren, her mistress, are shut in a tower for seven years because of Saren\u2019s refusal to marry a man she despises, the two prepare for a very long and dark imprisonment. . . .With the arrival outside the tower of Saren\u2019s two suitors\u2014one welcome, the other decidedly less so\u2014the girls are confronted with both hope and great danger, and Dashti must make the desperate choices of a girl whose life is worth more than she knows.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Princess Academy series (Juvenile fantasy)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>1. <em>Princess Academy<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIn a year\u2019s time, the prince himself will come and choose his bride from among the girls of the village. The king\u2019s ministers set up an academy on the mountain, and every teenage girl must attend and learn how to become a princess. . . . Miri soon finds herself confronted with a harsh academy mistress, bitter competition among the girls, and her own conflicting desires to be chosen and win the heart of her childhood best friend. But when bandits seek out the academy to kidnap the future princess, Miri must rally the girls together and use a power unique to the mountain dwellers to save herself and her classmates.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2. <em>Princess Academy: Palace of Stone<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>3. <em>Princess Academy: The Forgotten Daughters<\/em> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity is-style-default\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Huffmire<\/strong>, <strong>Rachel <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Shattered Snow <\/em>(YA science fiction)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cMargaretha von Waldeck is a young German countess who desires nothing more than to honor her father and live up to her step-mother&#8217;s expectations. But, when she discovers a mysterious mirror in the woods that transforms her world into shadows and ice, her future shatters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u200b&#8221;Keltson Grammar is a time traveling vigilante who doesn\u2019t mind breaking a few international laws. Hiding behind mirrors, he rescues unfortunate souls in the past and leads them to happier endings. When he sends his newest assistant to save a young countess from being poisoned, a single misstep sets a huntsman on his trail.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gutenberg.org\/ebooks\/author\/132\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Kipling, Rudyard<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>The Jungle Book<\/em>&nbsp;(Juvenile English classic)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cSet in Central India, Mowgli is raised by a pack of wolves. Along the way he encounters memorable characters such as the foreboding tiger Shere Kahn, Bagheera the panther and Baloo the bear. Including other stories such as that of Rikki-Tikki-Tavi, a heroic mongoose and Toomai, a young elephant handler, Kipling\u2019s fables remain as popular today as they ever were.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity is-style-default\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Levine, Gail Carson<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Ella Enchanted<\/em>&nbsp;(Juvenile fantasy)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cAt her birth, Ella of Frell was the unfortunate recipient of a foolish fairy\u2019s gift\u2014the \u2018gift\u2019 of obedience. Ella must obey any order given to her, whether it\u2019s hopping on one foot for a day and a half, or chopping off her own head! . . . Ella goes on a quest to break the curse\u2014once and for all.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Fairest<\/em>&nbsp;(Juvenile fantasy)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIn the Kingdom of Ayortha, Aza is most definitely not the fairest of them all. . . . But in a land of singers, Aza has her own gift . . . a voice that can do almost anything, a voice that captivates all who hear it.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity is-style-default\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gutenberg.org\/ebooks\/author\/127\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">MacDonald, George<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>1. <em>The Princess and the Goblin<\/em> (Juvenile Christian classic)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cPrincess Irene\u2019s discovery of a secret stair leads to a wonderful revelation. At the same time, Curdie overhears a fiendish plot by the goblins. Princess Irene &amp; Curdie must make sense of their separate knowledge &amp; foil the goblins\u2019 schemes.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2. <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/review\/show\/5308305240\">The Princess and Curdie<\/a><\/em> (Juvenile Christian classic)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cPrincess Irene&#8217;s great-grandmother has a testing task for Curdie. He will not go alone though, as she provides him with a companion\u2014the oddest and ugliest creature Curdie has ever seen, but one who turns out to be the most loyal friend he could have hoped for.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>The Light Princess <\/em>(Juvenile Christian classic)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe story of a princess who \u2018lost her gravity.&#8217;\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity is-style-default\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>McKinley, Robin<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Beauty&nbsp;<\/em>(Young Adult fantasy)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cBeauty has never liked her nickname. She is thin and awkward; it is her two sisters who are the beautiful ones. But what she lacks in looks, she can perhaps make up for in courage. When her father comes home with the tale of an enchanted castle in the forest and the terrible promise he had to make to the Beast who lives there, Beauty knows she must go to the castle, a prisoner of her own free will.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity is-style-default\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gutenberg.org\/ebooks\/author\/491\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Pyle, Howard<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The King Arthur series (Juvenile American classics)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;Inventively retold and vividly illustrated, these stories describe the perilous and thrilling adventures of King Arthur and his knights in that glorious age of chivalry and honor.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>1. <em>The Story of King Arthur and His Knights<\/em>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2. <em>The Story of the Champions of the Round Table<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity is-style-default\"\/>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/novels.zerosilver.com\/wordpress\/my-favorite-clean-fiction\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/novels.zerosilver.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Launch-Page.jpg\" alt=\"&quot;Go to My Favorite Clean Fiction Launch Page&quot; over a space photo picturing a galaxy of blue, purple, and yellow stars\" class=\"wp-image-4054\" width=\"338\" height=\"125\" srcset=\"https:\/\/novels.zerosilver.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Launch-Page.jpg 676w, https:\/\/novels.zerosilver.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Launch-Page-300x111.jpg 300w, https:\/\/novels.zerosilver.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Launch-Page-150x55.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 338px) 100vw, 338px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity is-style-default\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">The featured image &#8220;Fractal Roses&#8221; is Copyright&nbsp;\u00a9&nbsp;2022 by <strong>Katherine Padilla<\/strong>. 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