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Friday, August 28, 2026

“Beauty and the Beast: Lost in a Book” by Jennifer Donnelly

Title: Beauty and the Beast: Lost in a Book
Author: Jennifer Donnelly
Publisher: Disney Press
Year: 2017
Genre(s): young adult, fantasy, adventure
Part of a Series: Yes, Book 2

Why I read it: Beauty and the Beast is my favorite Disney movie

Summary: After the Beast gives Belle the library as a gift, she discovers that even the books can be magic. One allows her to escape the castle and travel to places, see things and enjoy adventures she had only ever read about. But as she escapes more and more into the book, will she find danger in living in a fantasy or will it prove to be key to her liberation?

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“The One” (The Selection #3) by Kiera Cass

Title: The One
Author: Kiera Cass
Publisher: HarperTeen
Year: 2014
Genre(s): romance, young adult, dystopia
Part of a Series: Yes, Book #3 (Reviews for #1 here and #2 here)

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Summary: With only four contestants left in The Selection, competition for Maxon gets intense. America finds herself questioning old alliances and forming new ones as she finally decides what her heart wants. But with attacks from rebels increasing and tragedy hitting her family, she finds her world turned upside down and finds the world she wants to fight for – whether she becomes queen or not. Will she get the life she now wants? Or will it all be destroyed?

“The Elite” by Kiera Cass

Title: The Elite
Author: Kiera Cass
Publisher: HarperTeen
Year: 2013
Genre(s): young adult, romance, dystopian
Part of a Series: Yes, Book 2. You read review of Book1 here.
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Why I read it: Because I enjoyed The Selection and wanted to see what happened next.

Summary: With the competition now narrowed down to eight contestants, America is torn between Maxon and Aspen. She needs to make a decision as she gets more enmeshed in court and the attacks by the rebels increase – does she want to be queen? And if she does, will she support the status quo or shake everything up?

“The Selection” by Kiera Cass

Title: The Selection
Author: Kiera Cass
Publisher: HarperTeen
Year: 2012
Genre(s): young adult, romance, futuristic
Part of a Series: Yes, Part 1 of 5
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Why I Read It: I think Goodreads recommended it to me.

Summary: In a future where all the countries we know are gone and combined to make new ones and monarchies have replaced democracy, America Singer is coming of age in the kingdom of Illea – and so is the future king, Maxon. Which means it is time to find him a bride and future queen in a process known as the Selection. Several young women are selected from across the country and brought to the palace to compete for the prince and a chance to be his wife. When America is selected, she reluctantly goes and is certain she will get kicked off relatively quickly. But when she develops a friendship with Maxon, she starts to rethink everything she wants from her life.