Beauty's Release Overview & Chapter Abstracts for Teachers

Chapter Abstracts

Chapter abstracts are short descriptions of events that occur in each chapter. They highlight major plot events and detail the important relationships and characteristics of characters and objects. The Chapter Abstracts can be used to review what the students have read, or to prepare the students for what they will read. Hand the abstracts out in class as a study guide, or use them as a "key" for a class discussion. They are relatively brief, but can serve to be an excellent refresher of the text for either a student or teacher.

Prologue: The Story So Far Abstract

* The prologue describes the events that have occurred in the three previous novels.

Laurent: Captives at Sea Abstract

* Beauty and Tristan have both been kidnapped, and they are forced to serve the sultan.

Laurent: Memories of the Castle and the Village Abstract

* Laurent is a...
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