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Beasts and beauty : dangerous tales / Soman Chainani ; illustrated by Julia Iredale.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextEdition: First editionDescription: 320, 4 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cmISBN:
  • 9780062652638
  • 006265263X
  • 9780063142701
  • 0063142708
  • 9780063159396
  • 0063159392
Other title:
  • Beasts & beauty
Uniform titles:
  • Short stories. Selections
Contained works:
  • Chainani, Soman. Red riding hood
  • Chainani, Soman. Snow White
  • Chainani, Soman. Sleeping Beauty
  • Chainani, Soman. Rapunzel
  • Chainani, Soman. Jack and the beanstalk
  • Chainani, Soman. Hansel and Gretel
  • Chainani, Soman. Beauty and the Beast
  • Chainani, Soman. Bluebeard
  • Chainani, Soman. Cinderella
  • Chainani, Soman. Little Mermaid
  • Chainani, Soman. Rumpelstiltskin
  • Chainani, Soman. Peter Pan
Subject(s): Genre/Form: DDC classification:
  • [Fic] 23
LOC classification:
  • PZ7.C34874 Be 2021
Contents:
Red riding hood -- Snow White -- Sleeping Beauty -- Rapunzel -- Jack and the beanstalk -- Hansel and Gretel -- Beauty and the Beast -- Bluebeard -- Cinderella -- The Little Mermaid -- Rumpelstiltskin -- Peter Pan.
Summary: Twelve tales, twelve dangerous tales of mystery, magic, and rebellious hearts. Each twists like a spindle to reveal truths full of warning and triumph, truths that free hearts long kept tame, truths that explore life, and death. A prince has a surprising awakening. A beauty fights like a beast. A boy refuses to become prey. A path to happiness is lost, then found again. New York Times bestselling author Soman Chainani respins old stories into fresh fairy tales for a new era and creates a world like no other. These stories know you. They understand you. They reflect you. They are tales for our times. So read on, if you dare.
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Martha's Vineyard High School Library FIC/CHA (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 39844500061130

Includes an excerpt for The School For Good and Evil (pages 1-4 at end of work).

Red riding hood -- Snow White -- Sleeping Beauty -- Rapunzel -- Jack and the beanstalk -- Hansel and Gretel -- Beauty and the Beast -- Bluebeard -- Cinderella -- The Little Mermaid -- Rumpelstiltskin -- Peter Pan.

Twelve tales, twelve dangerous tales of mystery, magic, and rebellious hearts. Each twists like a spindle to reveal truths full of warning and triumph, truths that free hearts long kept tame, truths that explore life, and death. A prince has a surprising awakening. A beauty fights like a beast. A boy refuses to become prey. A path to happiness is lost, then found again. New York Times bestselling author Soman Chainani respins old stories into fresh fairy tales for a new era and creates a world like no other. These stories know you. They understand you. They reflect you. They are tales for our times. So read on, if you dare.

Ages 10 & up.

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