With language that is both lyrical and distinctly her own, Francesca Lia Block turns nine fairy tales inside out.

Escaping the poisoned apple, Snow frees herself from possession to find the truth of love in an unexpected place.

A club girl from L.A., awakening from a long sleep to the memories of her past, finally finds release from its curse.

And Beauty learns that Beasts can understand more than men.

Within these singular, timeless landscapes, the brutal and the magical collide, and the heroine triumphs because of the strength she finds in a pen, a paintbrush, a lover, a friend, a mother, and finally, in herself.

Author: Francesca Lia Block
Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Harperteen
Published: 08/07/2001
Pages: 240
Weight: 0.4lbs
Size: 7.00h x 5.00w x 0.70d
ISBN: 9780064407458
Audience: Young Adult

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 5.6
Point Value: 3
Interest Level: Upper Grade
Quiz #/Name: 44725 / Rose and the Beast: Fairy Tales Retold


Review Citation(s):
Ingram Children's Advance 07/01/2001 pg. 66
Publishers Weekly 07/30/2001 pg. 87

About the Author
Block, Francesca Lia: -

Francesca Lia Block, winner of the prestigious Margaret A. Edwards Award, is the author of many acclaimed and bestselling books, including Weetzie Bat; the book collections Dangerous Angels: The Weetzie Bat Books and Roses and Bones: Myths, Tales, and Secrets; the illustrated novella House of Dolls; the vampire romance novel Pretty Dead; and the gothic werewolf novel The Frenzy. Her work is published around the world.