These are books that are re-tellings or
variations on classics and Shakespeare. The books are grouped according
to what book or play they are related.
Hamlet
Hamlet by James Marsden
Something Rotten: A Horatio Wilkes mystery by Alan Gratz
Dating Hamlet: Ophelia's Story by Lisa Fiedler
Ophelia's Fan by Christine Balint
Undiscovered Country by Lin Enger
King Lear
A Thousand Acres by Jane Smiley
Macbeth
Lady Macbeth by Susan Fraser King
Enter Three Witches by Caroline Cooney
Lady Macbeth's Daughter by Lisa Klein
Much Ado about Nothing
Confessions of a Triple Shot Betty by Jody Gehman
Mythology
Nightsong and Starfall by Michael Cadnum
Oh My Gods by Tera Lynn Childs
Goddess of Yesterday by Caroline Cooney
Corydon & the Island of Mountains (first in the series) by Tobias Druitt
Nobody's Princess and Tempting Fate by Esther Friesner
Lavinia by Ursula LeGuin
Cupid: A Tale of Love and Desire by Julius Lester
The Night Tourist (Orpheus) by Katherine Marsh
The Great God Pan by Donna Jo Napoli
The Lightning Thief (first in series - modern day meets mythology) by Rick Riordan
The Haunting of Drang Island (Norse mythology) by Arthur G. Slade
Quicksilver and Quiver by Stephanie Spinner
Othello
Exposure by Mal Peet
Pygmalion
The Fat Girl by Marily Sachs
Romeo and Juliette
Romeo's Ex by Lisa Fielder
Romiette and Julio by Sharon Draper
Shakespeare in General
Loving Will Shakespeare by Carolyn Meyer
The Tempest
Ariel by Tiffany Grace