Roses (G.R. Mannering)

Author Biography

G.R. Mannering (aka Rose Mannering) signed with the literary agency Creative Authors at age eighteen and secured her first publishing deal a year later. She lives in Kent, England.

Published By: Sky Pony Press

Year: 2013

ISBN: 978-1-62087-988-7

Reading Level: Grades 7 and up

Reader’s Annotation:

With silver skin, white hair, purple eyes and magic in her veins, Beauty grows up as a despised outcast. But in fleeing from persecution, she finds a new life in a mysterious castle… a castle that belongs to a Beast.

Beast (Donna Jo Napoli)

Author Biography:

Donna Jo Napoli is head of the linguistics department at Swarthmore College in Pennsylvania. She has written dozens of books for children, tweens and young adults alike.

Published By: Atheneum Books for Young Readers

Year: 2000

ISBN: 0-689-83589-2

Reading Level: Grades 8 and up

Reader’s Annotation:

This retelling of “Beauty and the Beast” offers a Middle Eastern-flavored spin on the tale, told from the Beast’s point of view. Prince Orasmyn is transformed into a lion, a curse that only a woman’s love can break.

Beauty: A Retelling of the Story of Beauty and the Beast (Robin McKinley)

Author Biography:
Robin McKinley has won multiple awards for her young adult fantasy novels, including the 1985 Newbery Medal for The Hero and the Crown. She lives in Hampshire, England.

Published By: HarperCollins Publishers

Year: 1978.

ISBN-10: 0552572322

ISBN-13: 978-0552572323

Reading Level: Grades 7 and up

Reader’s Annotation:
Beauty loathes her nickname. Short, mousy-haired and boyish looking, she avoids society in favor of books and horseback riding. But what she lacks in looks, she makes up for in courage when facing a new life in a mysterious castle… a castle that belongs to a Beast.