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by Laurence Yep, illustrated by Kam Mak I remember reading this book as a kid. It's a good retelling of Beauty and the Beast. I love the full page illustrations, but sometimes wish the words had accompanied the pictures.
A very nice Beauty and the Beast variant - familiar, but also unique enough to be surprising and satisfying. I believe I enjoyed the second half of the story - in which the prince must prove his love and loyalty - more than the first half. Some of the illustrations are just exquisite, but not all un...
I picked this up as a quick weekend read and at first I wondered why it was on my shelves. But it soon became clear it was an above average teen/'rites of passage' fiction.The language is clear and with a good story that doens't lag, the occasionaly skips in the time line helping to keep it on pace...
I really enjoyed this book. Alice reminded me of myself at age 11. Embarrassing things always seemed to happen to me and I was always wanted to disappear. Alice lives with her father and older brother who have no clue how to relate to a girl. Her father calls her "Al" and her brother doesn't know th...
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