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andlt;Bandgt;Meet the Beast -- before there was Beautyandlt;/Bandgt; andlt;BRandgt; Orasmyn is the prince of Persia and heir to the throne. His religion fills his heart and his mind, and he strives for the knowledge and leadership his father demonstrates. But on the day of the Feast of Sacrifices, Orasmyn makes a foolish choice that results in a fairy's wretched punishment: He is turned into a beast, a curse to be undone only by the love of a woman. andlt;BRandgt; Thus begins Orasmyn's journey through the exotic Middle East and sensuous France as he struggles to learn the way of the beast, while also preserving the mind of the man. This is the story of his search, not only for a woman courageous enough to love him, but also for his own redemption.
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andlt;Iandgt;School Library Journal,andlt;/Iandgt; starred review An elegantly sensual retelling of "Beauty and the Beast."
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Booklist A winning version for genre fans.
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Kirkus Reviews, starred review Exotic...compelling, relentless.
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andlt;Iandgt;Voice of Youth Advocatesandlt;/Iandgt; An engaging novel that takes the familiar story and adds a whole new depth to it....It will be hard to keep andlt;Iandgt;Beastandlt;/Iandgt; on the shelf.
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The New York Times Book Review Sophisticated.
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andlt;Iandgt;The New York Times Book Reviewandlt;/Iandgt; Sophisticated.
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andlt;divandgt;andlt;Iandgt;Kirkus Reviews,andlt;/Iandgt; starred reviewExotic...compelling, relentless.andlt;/divandgt;
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andlt;Iandgt;Booklistandlt;/Iandgt; A winning version for genre fans.
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The New York Times Book Review Sophisticated.
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Kirkus Reviews, starred review Exotic...compelling, relentless.
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School Library Journal, starred review An elegantly sensual retelling of "Beauty and the Beast."
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Booklist A winning version for genre fans.
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Voice of Youth Advocates An engaging novel that takes the familiar story and adds a whole new depth to it....It will be hard to keep Beast on the shelf.
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andlt;Iandgt;Kirkus Reviews,andlt;/Iandgt; starred review Exotic...compelling, relentless.
About the Author
Donna Jo Napoli is an acclaimed and award-winning author of children's books. She won the Golden Kite Award for Stones in Water in 1997. Her novel Zel was named an American Bookseller Association Pick of the List, a Publishers Weekly Best Book, a BCCB Blue Ribbon, and a School Library Journal Best Book, and a number of her other novels have been selected as ALA Best Books. Her recent picture books include The Earth Shook and Mama Miti. Donna Jo is the head of the linguistics department at Swarthmore College in Pennsylvania, where she lives with her husband and their children. You can visit her online at donnajonapoli.com