{"product_id":"9780060241490","title":"Beauty : A Retelling of the Story of Beauty and the Beast","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eBeauty\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): Robin McKinley\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFrom Newbery Medal–winning author Robin McKinley, this beloved story illuminates an unlikely love story—Beauty and the Beast.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBeauty 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. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen 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?”\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNewbery Medalist Robin McKinley’s beloved and acclaimed novel has been delighting readers for more than forty years. \u003cem\u003eALA\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cem\u003eBooklist\u003c\/em\u003e called\u003cem\u003e Beauty\u003c\/em\u003e “A captivating novel.” \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“A reader feels as though it’s all unfolding for the very first time.”—\u003cem\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn ALA Notable Book for Children\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA Best Book for Young Adults\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eALA Best of the Best Books for Young Adults, ALA Notable Children’s Book, Horn Book Fanfare, New York Public Library Books for the Teen Age, ALA Best Fiction for Young Adults\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9780060241490\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"Greenwillow Books","offers":[{"title":"Hardback","offer_id":41096649572558,"sku":"9780060241490","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/9780060241490.jpg?v=1649301864","url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9780060241490","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}