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The Belles (the Belles Series, Book 1)
Contributor(s): Clayton, Dhonielle (Author)

ISBN: 1484728491 ISBN-13: 9781484728499
Publisher: Disney-Hyperion

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Binding Type: Hardcover - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: February 2018
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Additional Information

BISAC Categories:
- Young Adult Fiction | Fantasy - Dark Fantasy
- Young Adult Fiction | Fashion & Beauty
- Young Adult Fiction | Girls & Women

Dewey: FIC

LCCN: 2016054241

Age Level: 14-17

Grade Level: 9-12

Lexile Measure: 650 HL (High-Low)

Series: Belles

Physical Information: 1.4" H x 5.5" W x 8.3" L (1.35 lbs) 448 pages

Themes:
- Ethnic Orientation - African American
- Sex & Gender - Feminine

Features: Ikids, Price on Product

Review Citations: Publishers Weekly 11/20/2017
Kirkus Reviews 12/01/2017 pg. 163
Booklist 12/01/2017 pg. 52
School Library Journal 01/01/2018
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 02/01/2018
Voice of Youth Advocates 02/01/2018 - Recommended - Better Than Most
Shelf Awareness 02/23/2018
Horn Book Magazine 05/01/2018 pg. 127
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2018 - Superior,Well Above Average

Accelerated Reader Info

Quiz #: 195051
Reading Level: 4.7 Interest Level: Upper Grades Point Value: 16.0

Descriptions, Reviews, Etc.

Publisher Description:
Camellia Beauregard is a Belle. In the opulent world of Orleans, Belles are revered, for they control Beauty, and Beauty is a commodity coveted above all else. In Orleans, the people are born gray, they are born damned, and only with the help of a Belle and her talents can they transform and be made beautiful.

But it's not enough for Camellia to be just a Belle. She wants to be the favorite, the Belle chosen by the Queen of Orleans to live in the royal palace, to tend to the royal family and their court, to be recognized as the most talented Belle in the land.
But once Camellia and her Belle sisters arrive at court, it becomes clear that being the favorite is not everything she always dreamed it would be. Behind the gilded palace walls live dark secrets, and Camellia soon learns that the very essence of her existence is a lie, that her powers are far greater, and could be more dangerous, than she ever imagined. And when the queen asks Camellia to risk her own life and help the ailing princess by using Belle powers in unintended ways, Camellia now faces an impossible decision.

With the future of Orleans and its people at stake, Camellia must decide: save herself and her sisters and the way of the Belles, or resuscitate the princess, risk her own life, and change the ways of her world forever.

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