Belle A Retelling of Beauty and the Beast (Paperback)

From the Publisher: When her father finds the fabled Heartwood Tree that is believed to reveal the face of true love and ends up being held hostage by a lonely beast, Belle does his bidding in order for her father to be set free and eventually begins to see a different side of the sad creature as time passes, in a retelling of the classic Beauty and the Beast. ORiginal.Belle is convinced she has the wrong name, as she lacks her sisters' awe-inspiring beauty. So she withdraws from society, devoting her time to wood carving. Secretly, Belle longs to find the fabled Heartwood Tree. If carved by the right hands, the Heartwood will reveal the face of one's true love. 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.