Books Like Ever After High

Soman Chainani

Like Ever After High, it sends fairy-tale students to a school that sorts them into heroes and villains, and two friends begin questioning which side they really belong on.

Chris Colfer

Twins tumble into a world where Goldilocks, Red Riding Hood and the Evil Queen are real people with complicated lives, much like the characters Raven and Apple grew up with.

Adam Gidwitz

Readers who enjoyed seeing familiar stories from the inside will like Hansel and Gretel's adventures through the original Grimm tales, told by a funny, chatty narrator a little spookier than Hale.

Shannon Hale

Hale's Newbery Honor novel also follows girls at an unusual school, where Miri learns that friendship, cleverness and courage matter more than the role others expect her to play.

Gail Carson Levine

Ella fights a curse that forces her to obey, a funny, spirited Cinderella retelling about breaking free of a destiny, just as Raven pushes back against her scripted fate.

Christopher Healy

The overlooked Prince Charmings from four fairy tales team up in a laugh-out-loud adventure that pokes fun at storybook roles the way Ever After High does.

Liesl Shurtliff

Rumpelstiltskin's own story, told by a kid with a silly name trying to find his destiny, has the same wordplay and warm heart as Hale's book.

Shannon Hale, Dean Hale

For younger siblings or a quicker read, Hale and LeUyen Pham's princess who secretly fights monsters plays with expectations about what princesses should be.

Tui T. Sutherland, Brianna C. Walsh

Five young dragons are bound by a prophecy they never chose, making this a thrilling choice for readers who loved Raven questioning the future written for her.

Marissa Meyer

Older readers can try this futuristic Cinderella with a cyborg heroine, a fresh retelling that, like Ever After High, reshapes a classic story in an inventive setting.

Michael Buckley

Two sisters discover they descend from the Brothers Grimm and live in a town full of fairy-tale characters, combining mystery, humour and family legacy.

Roald Dahl

Matilda refuses to become what her awful family expects, using courage and cleverness to shape her own life, a classic about choosing your story like Raven.