Today youre going to discover some amazing, contemporary fairy tale retelling novels by the fabulous author, regina doman. The second of regina doman s fairy tale novels, black as night retells snow white through the often humorous, always fascinating, and frequently heartpounding adventure of blanche brier in new york city. A fairy tale retold the fairy tale novels book 1 ebook. I do want to go back and reread waking rose now, however, so i can see it again. The fairy tale novels trilogy by regina doman special offer. Topics such as comatose patients, organ donation, victims of abuse, and medical ethics are handled very tactfully, and help bring the appeal of this book to todays world. A fairy tale retold the fairy tale novels book 1 nov 1, 2011. A fairy tale retold is a new novel for teens and young adults from bethlehem books, written by regina doman.
Those are the two fairy tales ive been asked about the. Rapunzel let down is catholic author regina doman s latest in a series of fairy tale novels, but this story is certainly aimed at a more mature audience than the former novels in the series. They follow young adults and the challenges they all face as catholics in a world that hides supernatural good and evil behind mundane normalcy. Regina doman books list of books by author regina doman.
Ive read the series completely out of order but have found that each book stands on its own. A fairy tale retold fairy tale novels 9780981931845. The last time i felt this way about a series of books, i was in the throes of the harry potter series. Doman has written several more books in her fairy tale series. Each chapter begins with a quote from the original fairy tale, and foreshadows what is coming, yet in new york the mysteries and magic of a fairy tale are very different from the german countryside. Actually, fairy tale retellings and love stories are the only two i would say i really like of that mix.
She received her bachelors degree in 1992 from franciscan university of steubenville with a major in tv communications and concentrations in drama and scriptwriting. The author draws you in and keeps you captivated from first page to last. Will you write a fairy tale on beauty and the beast. The title of doman s latest installment, black as night. Regina doman has 20 books on goodreads with 15015 ratings. She is a graduate of the franciscan university of steubenville.
In the mood for a thoughtprovoking adventure with catholic morals. Late this summer, our library system in ohio had some major budget cuts. Buy fairy tale novel paper dolls from the shadow of the bear by regina doman at. The very talented regina doman, in her fairy tale novels, has taken some of the popular stories and reimagined them for our time. Regina doman is a true storyteller, not just an author. Catholic fiction finder national catholic register. Splitting your life between light and night is a dangerous dance rachel durham is sick and tired of being good. The series is referred to by the author as fairy tale novels. A fairy tale retold series by regina doman goodreads.
This third book from the immensely popular fairy tale novel series is a modern retelling of the sleeping beauty by brothers grimm, in a special 10th anniversary edition. It was actually expanded, because we put in quite a few conversations between bear andfish. When i read the first book shadow of the bear, although i enjoyed the book, i felt the author ms. View regina domans profile on linkedin, the worlds largest professional community. Regina doman publisher and author chesterton press. See all books authored by regina doman, including angel in the waters, and the shadow of the bear book 1, and more on. A novel for teens based on the popular fairy tale more.
Nesbit author, matt tavares illustrator jack and the beanstalk classic fairy tale collection 2008 by john cech and robert mackenzie. Read chapters 14 of waking rose a fairy tale retold by regina doman. The last time i felt this way about a series of books, i was in the throes of. Doman s style seems to have improved significantly over the years. It wasnt before i had a chance to suggest, and they had a chance to order, regina domans fabulous series of fairy tale novels. This one is based on one of the grimms brothers lesser known tales entitled, the twelve dancing princesses, which tells the story of 12 sisters who are enchanted into glamorously dancing each night away to their own detriment. Alex odonnell and the 40 cyberthieves the fairy tale novels book 5 jun 20, 2011. Chesterton, said, the old fairy tales endure forever. So that means farewell to the fairy tale novels for the next few years. Since this is regina doman s fifth fairy tale novel, i knew when i opened alex odonnell and the 40 cyberthieves, that i was in for quite an adventure. She, her husband, and their children live at shirefeld, their homestead in the shenandoah valley of virginia. Librarything is a cataloging and social networking site for booklovers.
Regina has specified that this installment of the fairy tale novels series is more suitable for her older fans as it addresses issues such as outofwedlock pregnancy. I had the opportunity to share this book with my thirteen year old son, who joins. Regina doman is a christian writer who was born in 1970 in havertown, pennsylvania. Her life is in danger, but will her friends learn who is pursing her before its too late. If you are concerned about handing the book to a younger reader, you can read reginas explanation of how rapunzel let down differs from the previous books. Regina doman read online free books best free novels online. Jan 23, 2014 it also means that it could be as long as five years or more before they are available to read. Personally, i found this latest installment my favorite in the series. A texas fairy tale 2007 by helen ketteman and diane greenseid jack and the beanstalk 2006 e. A fairy tale retold bethlehem books, july 2004, paperback, 430 pages may sound a bit dark on the surface, but the story abounds with a light and faith that transcends the classic fairy tale it is based on. Like her other novels, regina doman s new book is based on a fairy tale, this time rapunzel. The fairy tale novels, a series of books by regina doman, take somewhat wellknown fairy tales and move the setting to a modernday setting lets say new york. Amazingly, the link with the brothers grimm fairy tale still makes perfect sense. Regina doman publisher and author chesterton press linkedin.
A fairy tale retold by regina doman 20081017 jan 1, 1762. Regina domans first fairy tale novel was published in 1997 by bethlehem books under the title, snow white and red rose. Based on a littleknown fairy tale, it became something of a phenomenon among homeschool teens. See the complete profile on linkedin and discover reginas. To her credit, though, she is able to give us a totally different story filled with twists and turns while at the same time keeping it close enough to the original tale. I finally obtained and read the first two novels in regina domans fairy tale series and i loved them. Bethlehem published domans first book, snow white and rose red. The old fairy tale makes the hero a normal human boy. Black as night a fairy tale retold by regina doman. Rapunzel let down by regina doman pages unbound book.
Beloved by adults and teens alike, these books by regina doman each take a fairy tale and turn it into a modern, yet never jaded or cynical, retelling. Regina doman, author of several catholic fairytale novels for teens, and her husband, andrew schmiedicke, are freelance editorsagents for chisel and cross books from sophia institute press. Black as night regina doman a fairy tale retold black as night a fairy tale retold regina doman chesterton press isbn 9780981931821. Alex odonnell and the 40 cyberthieves by regina doman. The fairy tale novels, a series of books by regina doman, take somewhat wellknown fairy tales and. Fairy tale novel paper dolls from the shadow of the bear. So yes, its a longterm project and i realized this past summer that i simply cant do multitask on these new books. Soon the group realized that they had developed something that seemed to fill a gap in the publishing world a christianbased magazine focused on the arts for young people. I would hesitate to classify them as books for teenagers alone, since i could have easily read waking rose at one sitting, and would have, had not other duties called.
Chesterton was instrumental in my youthful rediscovery of my catholic faith, but i did not encounter his ideas on economics which i was warned were silly, impractical, and a mere distraction from his fiction and social commentary until later. Black as night by regina doman a catholic book spotlight. Book three in the a fairy tale retold series by regina doman, this tale centers on rose and fish, and is a modern retelling of sleeping beauty. Doman was a little weak on characterization and plot. A fairy tale retold the fairy tale novels book 2 kindle edition by doman, regina. A description of tropes appearing in fairytale novels. The midnight dancers by regina doman is one of her series of fairy tales retold. Books by regina doman author of the shadow of the bear. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading black as night. Doman graduated in 1988 from koinoinia academy of warren, new jersey. The midnight dancers is a wonderful addition to the fairy tale novel series. Regina doman is the author of over a dozen books, including young adult novels, picture books, and graphic novels.
Regina doman does a marvelous job of showing how living in a family, where everything is done right, can sometimes become tiring and boring. Chesterton press front royal, va books by regina doman the fairy tale novels the shadow of the bear. A few years later, after that first novel was renamed shadow of the bear, i discovered two sequels, black as night and waking rose, which i also enjoyed. Discovering that the modern world can still contain the wonder and strangeness of a fairy tale is part of what my novels are about. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Three years later in 1997 she released her first novel, snow white and rose red. The twelve sisters in this story are unsatisfied with the christian way of life their father has taught them.
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