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Roses: the Tales Trilogy, Book 1

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by Rose Mannering
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She bears no name. Her silvery appearance is freakish to the numerous inhabitants of Sago, the cosmopolitan capital of Pevorocco in the Western Realm. With her mother vanishing at the instance of her birth, she is sent to live with the cruel, rich Ma Dane, where she is punished daily for something, though she knows not what. Tauntingly named Beauty, she flees Sago in a violent uprising that sets out to massacre all Magics and journeys to the farthest point of the country.
But Beauty cannot hide in the grassy Hillands forever. Before long, the State officials find her and threaten to take her back to war-torn Sago where death surely awaits. In a midnight blizzard she escapes them, running into a deep, enchanted forest to a great and terrible beast who will bargain for her life.
But can Beauty accept Beast? Eternity is a long time. Now for the first time in paperback, Roses is sure to capture your heart as you fall in love with Beauty and her Beast all over again.
For readers 12+, this is a very imaginative, fantasy retelling of a classic fairy tale, which is still popular to the YA genre. With lessons about bullying others and falling in love, this is not only a light, fun read but also engages kids to think about their relationship to others in the real world.
Sky Pony Press, with our Good Books, Racehorse and Arcade imprints, is proud to publish a broad range of books for young readers—picture books for small children, chapter books, books for middle grade readers, and novels for young adults. Our list includes bestsellers for children who love to play Minecraft; stories told with LEGO bricks; books that teach lessons about tolerance, patience, and the environment, and much more. While not every title we publish becomes a New York Times bestseller or a national bestseller, we are committed to books on subjects that are sometimes overlooked and to authors whose work might not otherwise find a home.

  • Creators

  • Series

    Tales Trilogy

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  • Release date

    May 17, 2016

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      • ISBN: 9781634506229
      • File size: 1814 KB

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      • ISBN: 9781634506229
      • File size: 1811 KB

  • Languages

    • English

  • Reviews

    • Kirkus

      October 1, 2013
      A lyrical, remarkably unusual retelling breeds new life into the "Beauty and the Beast" tale. Beauty is an ill-fitting name for a child whose silver-colored skin, white hair and amethyst-colored eyes elicit fearful reactions from nearly everyone who crosses her path. Raised with cruelty by her distant aunt, Beauty finds solace in her friendship with a groom named Owaine and the horses he cares for. When danger threatens their city, Owaine obtains permission to adopt Beauty and take her back to his homeland in the faraway hills, where she finds purpose helping him tame wild horses. But Beauty is plagued by dark dreams and visions, and when Owaine returns from a trip dying but bearing a rare rose, Beauty journeys into the forbidden forest to parley with the Beast who cursed her foster father. Mannering's beautifully written, third-person prose unfolds at a nearly perfect pace, cleverly placing scenes that shed light on various mysteries at the beginning of each of the five sections of the story. The ending, which feels rushed and is plagued by incongruity and unanswered questions, does not diminish the impressiveness of this debut. A great choice for fans of high fantasy and fairy-tale retellings; they will hope for a sequel. (Fantasy. 12 & up)

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    • School Library Journal

      November 1, 2013

      Gr 9 Up-Born into a world that despises those with Magic Blood, Beauty finds little but cruelty and rejection. With dazzling silver hair and skin, she stands out but finds acceptance only in the stable of her aunt, Ma Dane, with the horse master, Owaine. Her cousin, Eli, watches her constantly but offers no friendship. When the Magical Cleansing begins, she flees with Owaine into the hills. Once again she confronts fear and rejection. Finding solace in working with the wild horses with Owaine, she settles into a hard but simple life. But everything changes when Owaine returns from a trip with a beautiful rose and a curse. Forced to flee from her cousin who has reappeared, Beauty determines that she will take Owaine's place in the curse and face the beast. But she is unable to completely escape the devastation of war or the prophecy that seems to describe her role in it. The descriptive writing leads readers through an unusually powerful retelling of "Beauty and the Beast," reminiscent of Robin McKinley's Rose Daughter (HarperCollins, 1997). Themes of the power of love and loss stand out in a story of hate and ethnic cleansing and war. Some gruesome scenes of violence depict the awful nature of racial conflict that, in this story, focuses on nonhuman creatures and those with magical blood.-Heidi Grange, Summit Elementary School, Smithfield, UT

      Copyright 2013 School Library Journal, LLC Used with permission.

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