Bibliograph

Beasts and beauty, dangerous tales, Soman Chainani ; illustrated by Julia Iredale

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Beasts and beauty, dangerous tales, Soman Chainani ; illustrated by Julia Iredale

Language

eng

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

no index present

resource.interestAgeLevel

10+ years old

Literary Form

fiction

Main title

Beasts and beauty

Responsibility statement

Soman Chainani ; illustrated by Julia Iredale

Sub title

dangerous tales

Summary

A collection of twelve fairy tales - reworked, reimagined and revolutionised for the twenty-first century by New York Times bestselling author of The School for Good and Evil. You think you know these stories, don't you? You are wrong. You don't know them at all. 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 tales 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

Table Of 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

Target audience

juvenile

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