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Rose Daughter
By McKinley, Robin
Publishers Summary:
- ISBN
- 978-0-68815-439-4
- Publisher
- New York : Greenwillow Books, c1997.
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School Library Journal
Reviewed on September 1, 1997
Gr 8-Up Gertrude Stein's famous quote, "Rose is a rose is a rose...," is dispelled by McKinley in her second novelization of the tale "Beauty and the Beast." (Beauty was her first novel, published 20 years ago.) Both books have the same plot and elements; what is different is the complexity of matured writing and the patina of emotional experience. Here, she has embellished and embodied the whys, whos, and hows of the magic forces at work. ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
