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Author
Series
Rainbow Fish (Picture books) volume 1
Publisher
North-South Books
Pub. Date
1992
Physical Desc
1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 30 cm.
Language
English
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Description
The most beautiful fish in the entire ocean discovers the real value of personal beauty and friendship.
2) Smile
Author
Series
Smile volume 1
Publisher
Graphix
Pub. Date
2010.
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
213 pages : chiefly color illustrations ; 21 cm.
Language
English
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Description
"Raina just wants to be a normal sixth grader. But one night after Girl Scouts she trips and falls, severely injuring her two front teeth. What follows is a long and frustrating journey with on-again, off-again braces, surgery, embarrassing headgear, and even a retainer with fake teeth attached. And on top of all that, there's still more to deal with: a major earthquake, boy confusion, and friends who turn out to be not so friendly."--
3) Specials
Author
Series
Uglies volume 3
Language
English
Formats
Description
After being captured and surgically transformed into a "special," teenaged Tally Youngblood, now a government agent programmed to protect society from outside threats, is ordered to eliminate the rebel colony New Smoke, Tally's former home. "Special Circumstances": The words have sent chills down Tally's spine since her days as a repellent, rebellious ugly. Back then Specials were a sinister rumor -- frighteningly beautiful, dangerously strong, breathtakingly...
4) Pretties
Author
Series
Uglies volume 2
Language
English
Formats
Description
Tally's transformation to perfect and popular including her totally hot boyfriend is everything she always wanted. But beneath the fun and freedom something is wrong and now Tally has to fight for her life because what she knows has put her in danger with the authorities.
5) Uglies
Author
Series
Uglies volume 1
Language
English
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Formats
Description
Everybody gets to be supermodel gorgeous. What could be wrong with that? Tally is about to turn sixteen, and she can't wait. Not for her license -- for turning pretty. In Tally's world, your sixteenth birthday brings an operation that turns you from a repellent ugly into a stunningly attractive pretty and catapults you into a high-tech paradise where your only job is to have a really great time. In just a few weeks Tally will be there. But Tally's...
6) The Belles
Author
Series
Belles (Dhonielle Clayton) volume 1
Publisher
Freeform Books
Pub. Date
2018.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
434 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
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Description
"In a world where Beauty is a commodity only a few control, one Belle will learn the dark secrets behind her powers, and rise up to change the world"--
Author
Publisher
Doubleday
Pub. Date
1999
Physical Desc
p. cm.
Language
English
Description
Beauty is not a myth. According to scientist and psychologist Nancy Etcoff, the pursuit of beauty is neither a cultural construction, an invention of Madison Avenue, nor a backlash against feminism. Survival of the Prettiest, the first in-depth scientific inquiry into the nature of human beauty, posits that beauty is an essential and ineradicable part of human nature, from what makes a face beautiful to the deepest questions about the human condition....
Author
Publisher
Regan Books
Pub. Date
c1999
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
xvi, 368 p. ill. 25 cm.
Language
English
Description
From Gregory Maguire, the acclaimed author of Wicked, comes his much-anticipated second novel, a brilliant and provocative retelling of the timeless Cinderella tale. We all have heard the story of Cinderella, the beautiful child cast out to slave among the ashes. But what of her stepsisters, the homely pair exiled into ignominy by the fame of their lovely sibling? What fate befell those untouched by beauty ... and what curses accompanied Cinderella's...
9) Beastly
Author
Series
Kendra chronicles volume 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
Presents a modern retelling of "Beauty and the Beast" from the point of view of the Beast, a vain Manhattan private school student who is turned into a monster and must find true love before he can return to his human form.
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2018]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
1 volume [unpaged] ; color illustrations / 29 cm
Language
English
Description
When Big Anthony borrows Strega Nona's magic ring to turn himself into a handsome man, he gets more trouble than fun.
11) Hunted
Author
Publisher
Harper Teen, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2017]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
374 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
Follows the experiences of an aristocrat's daughter, Yeva, who tracks a mysterious woodland creature her father has become obsessed with and that stands at the center of his failing sanity.
Yeva knows that the forest holds secrets and that her father is the only hunter who's ever come close to discovering them. Out in the wilderness there's no pressure to make idle chatter with vapid baronessas, or to submit to marrying a wealthy gentleman. When...
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
The Academy Award-winning film star and best-selling author of Then Again describes the ups and downs of living in a beauty-obsessed world, recounting stories about a makeup artist's embarrassing advice, her trip to Victoria's Secret with her teen daughter and more.
14) Princess hair
Author
Publisher
Little, Brown and Company
Language
English
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Description
Little girls pretending to be princesses celebrate the different shapes, textures, and styles of their black hair.
Author
Publisher
Ten Speed Press
Pub. Date
c2017.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
351 pages : color illustrations ; 25 cm.
Language
English
Description
Noroc has journeyed through more than fifty countries to celebrate the diversity of this fascinating world. This volume contains photographs of five hundred women, from tribes, conservative communities, and modern cities. Most were struggling and working hard, and were facing discrimination as women. But through it all they were shining with dignity, strength, and beauty.
19) Mane
Publisher
NowThis
Pub. Date
2022.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (streaming video file) (87 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
Language
English
Description
Hair is not just a part of our appearance, it’s a part of our identity. It’s how we show our personality, our background, and our beliefs. MANE is about the intersection of hair and culture.
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