(3) 4-6 Thirteen-year-old Bryony's talent as a portrait painter shifts from precocious to threatening when her works start coming to life. As chaos envelops Victorian London, Bryony escapes the attic her uncle keeps her in to search for her missing father, Dorian Gray, making strange friends along the way. Pleasantly creepy, this novel about an intrepid orphan blends art history, classic literature, and adventure to satisfying effect.

Reviewer: Megan Lynn Isaac

(3) YA African American seventeen-year-old Elliot sloughs off her family's expectations, renames herself Ever Lawrence, and heads to a geeky summer-camp competition to win a full scholarship to Rayevich College, which offers a unique program in science-fiction literature. Laced with a soupçon of romance, this homage to Oscar Wilde's The Importance of Being Earnest brims with a diverse cast of witty characters figuring out how to be themselves.

Reviewer: Carolyn Shute

(4) YA In this retelling of The Picture of Dorian Gray, a homely boarding school student (unsubtly named Doreen Gray) transforms into a beauty overnight thanks to a Photoshopped profile picture. As she manipulates and deceives friends and lovers, including a besotted quarterback, the photo becomes increasingly ugly and demonic. While diluted, Manaster's mean-girl reimagining makes Wilde's original plot accessible to a contemporary audience.

Reviewer: Rachel L. Smith

(4) 4-6 Graphic Planet: Graphic Horror series. Illustrated by Chris Allen. These brief adaptations of classic horror tales may engage comic book fans. For the most part, the shadowy cartoon-panel illustrations and simplified language attempt to stay true to the time periods and creepy atmospheres of the original stories. Awkward text placement is a drawback. Review covers these Graphic Planet: Graphic Horror titles: The Picture of Dorian Gray, The Invisible Man, Journey to the Center of the Earth, The Phantom of the Opera, and The Tell-Tale Heart.

Reviewer: Beth L. Meister

(3) 4-6 Adapted by P. Craig Russell. Illustrated by P. Craig Russell. The fourth graphic art adaptation of Oscar Wilde's fairy tales retains its sharp edge and wit while making the two stories especially appealing to those readers who love comic books. Russell uses Wilde's rich language to good effect in his retellings; the clear, expressive drawings capture both the individual characters and the overall spirit of each work.

Reviewer: Carolyn Shute