Beauty: A Retelling of the Story of Beauty and the Beast
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Beauty: A Retelling of the Story of Beauty and the Beast

From Newbery Medal€“winning author Robin McKinley, this beloved story illuminates an unlikely love story€"Beauty and the Beast.

Beauty has never liked her nickname. She is thin and awkward; it is her two sisters who are the beautiful ones. But what she lacks in appearance, she can perhaps make up for in courage.

When her father comes home with a tale of an enchanted castle in the forest and the terrible promise he had to make to the Beast who lives there, Beauty knows she must travel to the castle, a prisoner of her own free will. Her father insists that he will not let her go, but she responds, €œCannot a Beast be tamed?€

Newbery Medalist Robin McKinley€s beloved and acclaimed novel has been delighting readers for more than forty years. ALA Booklist called Beauty €œA captivating novel.€

€œA reader feels as though it€s all unfolding for the very first time.€€"The Guardian

An ALA Notable Book for Children

A Best Book for Young Adults

  • TitleBeauty: A Retelling of the Story of Beauty and the Beast
  • ManufacturerHarperCollins
  • BindingPaperback
  • ProductGroupBook
  • ItemPartNumberillustrations
  • ReleaseDate1993-06-30T00:00:01Z
  • UnitCount1
  • UPCs046594006998
  • EANs9780064404778