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Beyond the Script: Denver Public Library’s Guide to Disney’s Beauty and the Beast

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Denver Public Library recommends these resources to enhance your experience at Disney’s Beauty and the Beast

 

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Book cover for Kill the Beast by Serena Valentino featuring a stylized close-up illustration of a grinning face against a black background. Only half of the face is visible, with a bright blue eye, prominent white teeth, and the title displayed in elegant white script. The author's name appears in gold lettering at the bottom.Kill the Beast: A Tale of Everyone’s Favorite Guy
by Serena Valentino

We all know the story of Belle and the Beast, though this title takes a unique spin with the never before heard story of Gaston. Growing up, young Gaston lived in the shadow of his friend, the prince. But the prince paid a price for his wicked ways. As he grew more beastly and the world began to forget him, Gaston was determined to never be second-best to anyone again.

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Fantasy film poster for Beauty and the Beast showing two costumed characters in the foreground, with a castle, gardens, and distant landscape behind them. The title appears in ornate gold lettering at the top.Belle et la Bête
dir. Cristophe Gans (2014)

A live action French version of the classic tale as old as time featuring visually stunning sets, costumes, and effects. This lush character-driven retelling of the story is closer to the original 1740 folktale, and follows Belle after agreeing to live in the Beast’s castle to repay her family’s debts.

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Book cover for A Curse So Dark and Lonely by Brigid Kemmerer featuring large metallic title text over a dark blue forest scene with thorny branches and scattered green leaves. Provide your feedback on BizChatA Curse So Dark & Lonely
by Brigid Kemmerer

Cursed by a powerful enchantress to repeat the autumn of his eighteenth year over and over, Prince Rhen knew he could be saved if a girl fell for him. But that was before he learned that at the end of each autumn, he would turn into a vicious beast bent on destruction. That was before he destroyed his castle, his family, and every last shred of hope.

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Book cover for Beastly by Alex Flinn featuring a white rose on a black background above the title in bold red lettering, with a thorny stem extending through the design.Beastly
by Alex Flinn

A bold contemporary retelling told from the perspective of the Beast, aka Kyle, a wealthy New York City high schooler with everything he could possibly ask for, aside from a conscience. When Kyle plays a cruel joke and humiliates a classmate, his outside form is cursed to be as ugly as his personality, with the only hope of breaking the spell being, of course, finding true love.

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