RIYL Villains

Use these to teach point of view.  Books told from the traditional Villain's point of view.

Middle School

Disney Villains Series by Serena Valentino

1. Fairest of All: a tale of the wicked queen

2. The Beast Within:  A Tale of Beauty's Beast 

3. Poor Unfortunate Soul:  A Tale of the Sea Witch 

4. Mistress of All Evil: A Tale of the Dark Fairy (Maleficent)  

5. Mother Knows Best: A tale of the Old Witch (Rapunzel)

6. The Odd Sisters: A Villains Novel 

7. Evil Thing:  Cruella DeVil

8. Cold Hearted:  Cinderella's Stepmother

9. Never, Never:  Captain Hook

10. Fire and Fate:  Hades

The School of Good and Evil by Sonan Chainani

1. The School of Good and Evil

2. A World Without Princes

3. The Last Ever After

4. Quests for Glory

5. A Crystal of Time

6. One True King

Descendants Series by Melissa De La Cruz

1. The Isle of the Lost

2. Return to the Isle of the Lost

3. Rise of the Isle of the Lost

4. Escape from the Isle of the Lost

Beastly by Alex Flinn (Beauty and the Beast)

Capt. Hook: The Adventures of a Notorious Youth by JV Hart (Ok, this one may be more "tween" but it is still a great take on the childhood of a villain)

Heartless by Marissa Meyer is an origin story for the Queen of Hearts

High School/Adult

'Circe' by Madeline Miller 

Never, Never by Briana Shrum (Captain Hook)

Queen of Hearts by Colleen Oakes (Queen from Alice in Wonderland)

Gregory Maguire, Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister

A Wounded Name by Dot Hutchison is a retelling of Hamlet.

The Looking Glass Wars by Frank Beddor -- a spin on Alice in Wonderland with more emphasis on the Red Queen (and the Hatter is an assassin!)

Splinter by AG Howard (Alice in Wonderland - - what if Alice did more harm than good in Wonderland?)

Scarlet by Gaughen - redefines the character of Wil Scarlet from Robin Hood with an interesting twist to the Sheriff and Robin as well.

John Gardner's Grendel

The Madman's Daughter is a  "rewrite" of The Island of Dr. Moreau

Wicked by Gregory Maguire 

Blackhearts by Nicole Castroman (Blackbeard the Pirate)

Sea Witch by Sarah Henning 

And I Darken by Kiersten White (Vlad the Impaler as a Woman)

Miranda and Caliban' by Jacqueline Carey. ...

Wide Sargasso Sea by Jean Rhys. ...

Alias Hook by Lisa Jensen.

Resources:

• 13 Books Told From The Villain's Point-Of-View, Because Everyone Loves A "Bad" Guy