false 2974811 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1246746554m/2974811.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1246746554s/2974811.jpg During a fierce storm, Belle's father stumbles upon the mysterious Heartwood -- and encounters a terrifying and lonely Beast. Now Belle must carve the Heartwood to save her father, and learn to see not with the eyes of her mind, but with the eyes of her heart.

]]> 2974811 2 3005175 25 11 2008 Belle: A Retelling of "Beauty and the Beast" (Once Upon a Time) total:419|5:84|4:159|3:129|2:39|1:8| 419 1529 928 113 61659 3.74 5819 1152 71288158 1879727 2974811 1416961313 9781416961314 113 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1246746554m/2974811.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1246746554s/2974811.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2974811.Belle_A_Retelling_of_Beauty_and_the_Beast_ 3.65 417 During a fierce storm, Belle's father stumbles upon the mysterious Heartwood -- and encounters a terrifying and lonely Beast. Now Belle must carve the Heartwood to save her father, and learn to see not with the eyes of her mind, but with the eyes of her heart.

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It starts with Belle saying how beauty is not -as some people would have you believe- in the eye of the beholder. Her two older sisters are con...more...]]> 68602381 1884487 2974811 1416961313 9781416961314 113 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1246746554m/2974811.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1246746554s/2974811.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2974811.Belle_A_Retelling_of_Beauty_and_the_Beast_ 3.65 419 During a fierce storm, Belle's father stumbles upon the mysterious Heartwood -- and encounters a terrifying and lonely Beast. Now Belle must carve the Heartwood to save her father, and learn to see not with the eyes of her mind, but with the eyes of her heart.

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...more...]]> 79637224 886976 2974811 1416961313 9781416961314 113 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1246746554m/2974811.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1246746554s/2974811.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2974811.Belle_A_Retelling_of_Beauty_and_the_Beast_ 3.65 419 During a fierce storm, Belle's father stumbles upon the mysterious Heartwood -- and encounters a terrifying and lonely Beast. Now Belle must carve the Heartwood to save her father, and learn to see not with the eyes of her mind, but with the eyes of her heart.

]]> 2008 3 0 false Tue Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Wed Dec 02 08:06:39 -0800 2009 Wed Dec 02 08:24:36 -0800 2009
FYI: This book is part of the "Once Upon a T...more...]]> 65184300 1817661 2974811 1416961313 9781416961314 113 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1246746554m/2974811.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1246746554s/2974811.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2974811.Belle_A_Retelling_of_Beauty_and_the_Beast_ 3.65 419 During a fierce storm, Belle's father stumbles upon the mysterious Heartwood -- and encounters a terrifying and lonely Beast. Now Belle must carve the Heartwood to save her father, and learn to see not with the eyes of her mind, but with the eyes of her heart.

]]> 2008 3 1 false Mon Jul 27 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Jul 27 16:24:12 -0700 2009 Mon Jul 27 16:36:31 -0700 2009
This book retells the story of Beauty and the Beast from a little different angle. Belle hates ...more...]]> 59046304 843487 2974811 1416961313 9781416961314 113 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1246746554m/2974811.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1246746554s/2974811.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2974811.Belle_A_Retelling_of_Beauty_and_the_Beast_ 3.65 419 During a fierce storm, Belle's father stumbles upon the mysterious Heartwood -- and encounters a terrifying and lonely Beast. Now Belle must carve the Heartwood to save her father, and learn to see not with the eyes of her mind, but with the eyes of her heart.

]]> 2008 4 1 false Thu Jun 11 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Jun 09 15:06:48 -0700 2009 Thu Jun 11 12:37:58 -0700 2009 great but it was enjoyable.

Good:
The characters were lovable and original. I loved the beginning, I thought it was a lovely start and had just enough background information. It was thoroughly engaging. I like Cameron Dokey's style, I find it...more...]]> 68277063 2381694 2974811 1416961313 9781416961314 113 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1246746554m/2974811.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1246746554s/2974811.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2974811.Belle_A_Retelling_of_Beauty_and_the_Beast_ 3.65 419 During a fierce storm, Belle's father stumbles upon the mysterious Heartwood -- and encounters a terrifying and lonely Beast. Now Belle must carve the Heartwood to save her father, and learn to see not with the eyes of her mind, but with the eyes of her heart.

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This book needed improvements though..
Cameron Dokey used the French version of the story and not
Disney's. I would've preferred Disney's and the reason for
that is the French version spends wayyyyy too much time
...more...]]> 47835635 1416312 2974811 1416961313 9781416961314 113 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1246746554m/2974811.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1246746554s/2974811.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2974811.Belle_A_Retelling_of_Beauty_and_the_Beast_ 3.65 419 During a fierce storm, Belle's father stumbles upon the mysterious Heartwood -- and encounters a terrifying and lonely Beast. Now Belle must carve the Heartwood to save her father, and learn to see not with the eyes of her mind, but with the eyes of her heart.

]]> 2008 4 0 false Sat Feb 28 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sat Feb 28 17:55:06 -0800 2009 Sat Feb 28 17:55:21 -0800 2009 Beauty and the Beast (her novels Beauty and Rose Daughter are both excellent), I enjoyed Dokey's version way more than I expected. Annabelle, or Belle as she's more commonly known, has spent most of her li...more...]]> 64412029 861629 2974811 1416961313 9781416961314 113 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1246746554m/2974811.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1246746554s/2974811.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2974811.Belle_A_Retelling_of_Beauty_and_the_Beast_ 3.65 419 During a fierce storm, Belle's father stumbles upon the mysterious Heartwood -- and encounters a terrifying and lonely Beast. Now Belle must carve the Heartwood to save her father, and learn to see not with the eyes of her mind, but with the eyes of her heart.

]]> 2008 2 0 false Mon Jul 20 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Jul 21 14:06:28 -0700 2009 Tue Jul 21 14:10:31 -0700 2009
Not very original, took many pages right out of "Beauty" by Robin McKinley.

Did really like the family theme. Appreciated that the mother was still alive. Loved that they came together in the country like they...more...]]> 48523020 1660270 2974811 1416961313 9781416961314 113 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1246746554m/2974811.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1246746554s/2974811.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2974811.Belle_A_Retelling_of_Beauty_and_the_Beast_ 3.65 419 During a fierce storm, Belle's father stumbles upon the mysterious Heartwood -- and encounters a terrifying and lonely Beast. Now Belle must carve the Heartwood to save her father, and learn to see not with the eyes of her mind, but with the eyes of her heart.

]]> 2008 2 0 false Sun Mar 29 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Mar 07 12:18:07 -0800 2009 Wed Apr 01 18:11:54 -0700 2009 1 more...]]> 58401099 1181435 2974811 1416961313 9781416961314 113 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1246746554m/2974811.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1246746554s/2974811.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2974811.Belle_A_Retelling_of_Beauty_and_the_Beast_ 3.65 419 During a fierce storm, Belle's father stumbles upon the mysterious Heartwood -- and encounters a terrifying and lonely Beast. Now Belle must carve the Heartwood to save her father, and learn to see not with the eyes of her mind, but with the eyes of her heart.

]]> 2008 2 1 false Sun Jun 14 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Jun 04 06:50:36 -0700 2009 Sun Jun 14 12:18:24 -0700 2009
I feel like this is the book you give to middle school/high school students to teach them about patterns and o...more...]]> 39699356 177451 2974811 1416961313 9781416961314 113 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1246746554m/2974811.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1246746554s/2974811.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2974811.Belle_A_Retelling_of_Beauty_and_the_Beast_ 3.65 419 During a fierce storm, Belle's father stumbles upon the mysterious Heartwood -- and encounters a terrifying and lonely Beast. Now Belle must carve the Heartwood to save her father, and learn to see not with the eyes of her mind, but with the eyes of her heart.

]]> 2008 4 0 false Thu Dec 11 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Tue Dec 09 11:05:06 -0800 2008 Fri Dec 19 11:47:42 -0800 2008 more...]]> 41211413 1247103 2974811 1416961313 9781416961314 113 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1246746554m/2974811.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1246746554s/2974811.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2974811.Belle_A_Retelling_of_Beauty_and_the_Beast_ 3.65 419 During a fierce storm, Belle's father stumbles upon the mysterious Heartwood -- and encounters a terrifying and lonely Beast. Now Belle must carve the Heartwood to save her father, and learn to see not with the eyes of her mind, but with the eyes of her heart.

]]> 2008 2 0 false Mon Dec 29 13:55:03 -0800 2008 Mon Dec 29 13:58:31 -0800 2008
I liked Belle's reflections about beauty in the beginning, and her father's thoughts when she shares them with him, so I was disappointed that there weren't any closing reflections on the topic at...more...]]> 67042084 1065053 2974811 1416961313 9781416961314 113 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1246746554m/2974811.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1246746554s/2974811.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2974811.Belle_A_Retelling_of_Beauty_and_the_Beast_ 3.65 419 During a fierce storm, Belle's father stumbles upon the mysterious Heartwood -- and encounters a terrifying and lonely Beast. Now Belle must carve the Heartwood to save her father, and learn to see not with the eyes of her mind, but with the eyes of her heart.

]]> 2008 4 0 false Wed Aug 12 00:16:57 -0700 2009 Wed Aug 12 00:21:29 -0700 2009 Beauty, yet there were enough differences in the detail, that it was a different story. In my head, the scenery and characters were the ones of Robin's story, but soon it was replaced by Cameron's way of describing things. This version also ha...more...]]> 42580324 1412450 2974811 1416961313 9781416961314 113 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1246746554m/2974811.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1246746554s/2974811.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2974811.Belle_A_Retelling_of_Beauty_and_the_Beast_ 3.65 419 During a fierce storm, Belle's father stumbles upon the mysterious Heartwood -- and encounters a terrifying and lonely Beast. Now Belle must carve the Heartwood to save her father, and learn to see not with the eyes of her mind, but with the eyes of her heart.

]]> 2008 5 0 false Sat Jan 10 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sat Jan 10 11:23:41 -0800 2009 Sat Jan 10 11:23:41 -0800 2009 more...]]> 27636881 1122115 2974811 1416961313 9781416961314 113 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1246746554m/2974811.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1246746554s/2974811.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2974811.Belle_A_Retelling_of_Beauty_and_the_Beast_ 3.65 419 During a fierce storm, Belle's father stumbles upon the mysterious Heartwood -- and encounters a terrifying and lonely Beast. Now Belle must carve the Heartwood to save her father, and learn to see not with the eyes of her mind, but with the eyes of her heart.

]]> 2008 5 0 true Fri Dec 26 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Fri Jul 18 11:59:33 -0700 2008 Sun Dec 28 17:41:26 -0800 2008 more...]]> 82091689 1027162 2974811 1416961313 9781416961314 113 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1246746554m/2974811.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1246746554s/2974811.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2974811.Belle_A_Retelling_of_Beauty_and_the_Beast_ 3.65 419 During a fierce storm, Belle's father stumbles upon the mysterious Heartwood -- and encounters a terrifying and lonely Beast. Now Belle must carve the Heartwood to save her father, and learn to see not with the eyes of her mind, but with the eyes of her heart.

]]> 2008 2 0 false Sat Dec 26 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sat Dec 26 12:43:29 -0800 2009 Sat Dec 26 12:47:21 -0800 2009 beauty instead.

...in fact, i think i'll go do that right now.

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