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The New York Times–bestselling author of Rose Daughter reimagines the classic French fairy tale of Beauty and the Beast.
I was the youngest of three daughters. Our literal-minded mother named us Grace, Hope, and Honour. . . . My father still likes to tell the story of how I acquired my odd nickname: I had come to him for further information when I first discovered that our names meant something besides you-come-here. He succeeded in explaining grace and hope, but he had some difficulty trying to make the concept of honour understandable to a five-year-old. . . . I said: ‘Huh! I’d rather be Beauty.’ . . .
By the time it was evident that I was going to let the family down by being plain, I’d been called Beauty for over six years. . . . I wasn’t really very fond of my given name, Honour, either . . . as if ‘honourable’ were the best that could be said of me.
The sisters’ wealthy father loses all his money when his merchant fleet is drowned in a storm, and the family moves to a village far away. Then the old merchant hears what proves to be a false report that one of his ships had made it safe to harbor at last, and on his sad, disappointed way home again he becomes lost deep in the forest and has a terrifying encounter with a fierce Beast, who walks like a man and lives in a castle. The merchant’s life is forfeit, says the Beast, for trespass and the theft of a rose—but he will spare the old man’s life if he sends one of his daughters: “Your daughter would take no harm from me, nor from anything that lives in my lands.” When Beauty hears this story—for her father had picked the rose to bring to her—her sense of honor demands that she take up the Beast’s offer, for “cannot a Beast be tamed?”
This “splendid story” by the Newbery Medal–winning author of The Hero and the Crown has been named an ALA Notable Book and a Phoenix Award Honor Book (Publishers Weekly).
From the Publisher
ASIN : B00OGWASXC
Publisher : Open Road Media Teen & Tween
Accessibility : Learn more
Publication date : November 18, 2014
Language : English
File size : 2.7 MB
Screen Reader : Supported
Enhanced typesetting : Enabled
X-Ray : Enabled
Word Wise : Not Enabled
Print length : 264 pages
ISBN-13 : 978-1497638563
Page Flip : Enabled
Grade level : 7 – 12
Part of series : Folktales Series
Reading age : 10+ years, from customers
Best Sellers Rank: #74,040 in Kindle Store (See Top 100 in Kindle Store) #39 in Teen & Young Adult Fairy Tales & Folklore Adaptations eBooks #65 in Teen & Young Adult Fairy Tale & Folklore Adaptations #79 in Teen & Young Adult Fiction on Girls’ & Women’s Issues (Kindle Store)
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Customers say
Customers enjoy this retelling of Beauty and the Beast, appreciating how it keeps true to the original story while presenting a fresh perspective. The book features beautifully written descriptions and characterizations, with one customer noting the poetic prose is almost like a melody. Customers find the characters relatable, particularly appreciating the Beast’s personality, and the book keeps them enthralled throughout. The pacing receives mixed reactions, with some customers noting it picks up speed while others find it slow.
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