Ever After High:The Storybook of Legends

The first book of the Ever After High series, written by Shannon Hale and published October 8, 2013, follows a different storyline to the one established in the Ever After High show.

The two characters who get a perspective-- Raven Queen and Apple White-- are both in their sophomore year. At the end of the year, they are intended to sign the Storybook of Legends. Apple wants to, while Raven is having doubts. They go on an adventure to track down two girls who may have rebelled and not signed, which is the plot of the general novel. At the end, Raven decides not to sign. The second book, Unfairest of Them All, deals with the fallout.

Compared to the show, the book gives more of a structured story plot: the first few episodes of the show are mostly world building, and Raven not signing gives the first conflict of the story, which the rest of the show builds off of.