Uprooted

I always love it when folklore is adapted with the weirdness intact. While this isn't an adaptation of any one story, this is a book that does that kind of weird very well. Uprooted has the feel of a pre-Disney fairytale where the moral of the story isn't, “be good and kind” but rather, “don't go too close to the woods or your eyes will get poked out and all your friends will die!” It features a non-contemporary protagonist, it's not about the small town girl who dreams of adventure and unknown lands, it's about the small town girl who loves her family would be genuinely happy to stay in the boring little valley she grew up in forever. It's a mix of fables, folklore and fairy tales that blend together to create something strange, immersive, original and sometimes moving. For fans of folklore and a slightly stranger brand of fantasy I'd definitely recommend this book.