![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ALA Booklist called Beauty “A captivating novel.” “A reader feels as though it’s all unfolding for the very first time. Her father insists that he will not let her go, but she responds, “Cannot a Beast be tamed?”Newbery Medalist Robin McKinley’s beloved and acclaimed novel has been delighting readers for more than forty years. Robin McKinley has won various awards and citations for her writing, including the Newbery Medal for The Hero and the Crown and a Newbery Honor for The Blue Sword.Her other books include Sunshine the New York Times bestseller Spindle’s End two novel-length retellings of the fairy tale Beauty and the Beast, Beauty and Rose Daughter and a retelling of the Robin Hood legend, The Outlaws of. 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. But what she lacks in appearance, she can perhaps make up for in courage. She is thin and awkward it is her two sisters who are the beautiful ones. Publishers Weekly called Beauty “A splendid story.”Beauty has never liked her nickname. This fortieth-anniversary edition features a striking new package for the award-winning novel. From Newbery Medal-winning author Robin McKinley, this beloved story illuminates an unlikely love story–Beauty and the Beast. ![]()
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