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School Library Journal
Reviewed on June 1, 2014 | Grades 5-8
Gr 4–6—Many children grow up with some familiarity with the story of Beauty and the Beast, particularly the Walt Disney version. Readers often admire the beautiful and smart Belle, a devoted daughter and booklover, who is as lovely on the inside as the outside. That she could come to love such a horrific-looking and reclusive creature is testament to her kind nature. And yet, readers know so little of this mysterious Beas...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Guide
Reviewed on January 1, 2014
Valentino provides a dark backstory for the Disney-movie version of the Beast. Belle and others make cameos; new characters and elements...Log In or Sign Up to Read More