{"product_id":"9780062803450","title":"Beauty: A Retelling of Beauty and the Beast","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eFrom Newbery Medal–winning author Robin McKinley, this beloved story illuminates an unlikely love story—Beauty and the Beast. This fortieth-anniversary edition features a striking new package for the award-winning novel. \u003cem\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/em\u003e called \u003cem\u003eBeauty\u003c\/em\u003e “A splendid story.”\u003c\/strong\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","brand":"HarperCollins","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47022015021296,"sku":"9780062803450","price":7.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780062803450_p0.jpg?v=1769911142","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780062803450","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}