Ten top classic retellings

At Fully Booked Meaghan Mains tagged ten of the best classic retellings, including:

Great by Sara Benincasa

Inspired by: The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald

A young adult take on a jazz-age classic, Great shifts its glitz from Long Island over to the Hamptons. Mysterious socialites and unexpected tragedy shape the story, with a social scene that would make F. Scott Fitzgerald proud. The twists are modern, but the glam is all Gatsby. This readers’ 1920s’ loving heart is all about the Gatsby updates.

Read about the other entries on the list.

Great is among Sadie Trombetta's nine gender-swapped retellings of classic stories, Jenny Kawecki's five top steamy YA New York–set summer stories, Sabrina Rojas Weiss's four top YA retellings of classic works and Dahlia Adler's six great Young Adult retellings of classics.

--Marshal Zeringue