Beauty: A Retelling of the Story of Beauty and the Beast
by Robin McKinley
The daughter of a naval officer, Robin McKinley spent much of her early childhood abroad. She attended college in Maine...
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Robin McKinley has been described by her friends Terri Windling and Mark Alan Arnold in Horn Book as a "person who approaches every instant and event with such boisterousness, energy, and vehemence th...
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"One of my first memories is of being read aloud to. My mother would prop me in a corner of the sofa and read to me before I was old enough to sit up by myself. But my parents were determined that I n...
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Robin McKinley achieved renown in the field of children's literature with her first novel, Beauty: A Retelling of the Story of Beauty and the Beast (1978), and her reputation has continued to grow. He...
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Beauty: A Retelling of the Story of Beauty and the Beast
Robin McKinley
(Jennifer) (Carolyn) Robin McKinley
