Belle

By Cameron Dokey

Subjects: Fairy tales, Wood carving, Love, fiction, Family life, Fiction, Love, Adaptations, Children's fiction, Blessing and cursing, Personal Beauty, Beauty and the beast (Tale), Sisters, Identity, Family life, fiction, Fathers and daughters

Description: 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.