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The Rose and the Beast: Fairy Tales Retold
by Francesca Lia Block

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With language that is both lyrical and distinctly her own, Francesca Lia Block turns nine fairy tales inside out.

Escaping the poisoned apple, Snow frees herself from possession to find the truth of love in an unexpected place. A club girl from L.A., awakening from a long sleep to the memories of her past, finally finds release from its curse. And Beauty learns that Beasts can understand more than men.

Within these singular, timeless landscapes, the brutal and the magical collide, and the heroine triumphs because of the strength she finds in a pen, a paintbrush, a lover, a friend, a mother, and finally, in herself.

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"Intoxicating....Heady...The darkness of these conflicts and subjects proves the strength of the magic [Block] describes: the transfiguring power of love." Publisher's Weekly

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"[Block] uses language like a jeweled sword, glittering as it cuts to the heart." Kirkus Reviews

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"[Francesca Lia Block's] lush, beautiful words turn modern-day Los Angeles into a fantatsical world of fairies, angels, and charms." ALA Booklist

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< P> With language that is both lyrical and distinctly her own, Francesca Lia Block turns nine fairy tales inside out.< /P> < P> Escaping the poisoned apple, Snow frees herself from possession to find the truth of love in an unexpected place.< /P> < P> A club girl from L.A., awakening from a long sleep to the memories of her past, finally finds release from its curse.< /P> < P> And Beauty learns that Beasts can understand more than men.< /P> < P> Within these singular, timeless landscapes, the brutal and the magical collide, and the heroine triumphs because of the strength she finds in a pen, a paintbrush, a lover, a friend, a mother, and finally, in herself.< /P> < P> < AWARD> Best Children's Books 2000 (PW)< BR> Books for the Teen Age 2001 (NYPL)< /AWARD> < /P>
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About the Author

Francesca Lia Block is the bestselling author of the Weetzie Bat series and the novel Ruby. She lives in Los Angeles.
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Prisca17, April 25, 2007 (view all comments by Prisca17)
Since I LOVE Beauty and the Beast, I am immediatly drawn to this title
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Product Details

ISBN:
9780064407458
Subtitle:
Fairy Tales Retold
Other:
Scalora, Suza
Author:
Block, Francesca Lia
Author:
by Francesca Lia Block
Author:
Scalora, Suza
Publisher:
HarperCollins
Location:
New York
Subject:
Girls & Women
Subject:
Children's 12-Up - Fiction - Fantasy
Subject:
Fairy Tales & Folklore - Anthologies
Subject:
Love & Romance
Subject:
Fairy tales
Subject:
Fairy Tales & Folklore - Humorous Retelling
Subject:
Fairy Tales & Folklore - Collections by Author
Subject:
Fairy Tales & Folklore / Collections by a Single Author
Edition Description:
Pbk
Series Volume:
no. 257A
Publication Date:
August 2001
Binding:
Paperback
Grade Level:
Children/juvenile
Language:
English
Illustrations:
YES
Pages:
240
Dimensions:
7.01x4.98x.65 in. .48 lbs.
Age Level:
12-17
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