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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, "Cannot 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 "A captivating novel."
"A 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
Author Notes
Robin McKinley was born in Warren, Ohio on November 16, 1952. She graduated from Bowdoin College in 1975 and her first novel, Beauty, was published in 1978. She has received numerous awards for her work including the Newbery Medal for The Hero and the Crown; a Newbery Honor for The Blue Sword; the Mythopoeic Award for Adult Literature for Sunshine; and the World Fantasy Award for Imaginary Lands. Her other works include Spindle's End; The Outlaws of Sherwood; Rose Daughter; A Knot in the Grain and Other Stories; Chalice; and Shadows.
(Bowker Author Biography)
Reviews (3)
School Library Journal Review
Gr 7 Up-Honour, called Beauty from a young age, thinks she is plain compared to her two older sisters and thus misnamed. Living in the city with her family, Beauty enjoys reading and studying until her father's business is ruined when all of his ships are presumed lost at sea. Though forced to move to a small house in the north, the family is happy together. Word comes that one of the ships has returned to port and Beauty's father goes to the city, promising to bring back rose seeds for his youngest daughter. Instead, he returns with a frightening story of a Beast in an enchanted castle who has demanded his life in exchange for the stolen rose. However, her father will be spared if Beauty volunteers to live with the Beast. Beauty is determined to save her father's life and sets out to discover whether the Beast can be tamed. McKinley's novel (HarperCollins, 1978) is ably narrated by Charlotte Parry, whose youthful voice is perfectly pitched for the titular character. She successfully differentiates supporting characters-a slight deepening of her voice for the Beast or changing her accent for the invisible servants-but this is Beauty's story, and Parry's steady narration guides listeners on her journey. McKinley's novel remains fairly true to the plot of the original fairy tale, but fully develops Beauty's character, making this a true coming-of-age story as well as a romance that will find a new generation of fans.-Amanda Raklovits, Champaign Public Library, IL (c) Copyright 2013. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
Kirkus Review
McKinley's novel-length retelling of ""Beauty and the Beast"" incorporates no shift in viewpoint, no special perspective (Freudian or whatever), no witty embroidery or extra dimension of any sort. It's simply a filling out of the story, with a few alterations: Beauty's sisters, who have romances of their own, are loving and good, and Beauty herself is misnamed, being plain as a child and only realizing her beauty after coming to love the beast. Most limiting, McKinley doesn't seem to have done any speculating about Beauty's (or anyone's) motivation, but contents herself with providing background detail, elaborating on the descriptions of the enchanted castle, getting the plot from here to there via reasonably diverting sequences of events, etc. But she does accomplish all of this with some success. Those little incidentals detailing how things come to pass do keep the story flowing pleasantly even for readers already acquainted with its outline. If McKinley doesn't bring Beauty and her family to memorable life, she does give them separate personalities, situations to respond to, and a stage on which to interact. And her choice of a tale for such treatment couldn't be more fortunate; it's a natural for girls who have outgrown fairy tales but not the sort of romance that this one embodies. Copyright ©Kirkus Reviews, used with permission.
Booklist Review
Gr. 7-12. Beauty's love for the Beast is romantically and beautifully told in this expanded version of the classic tale.