This book is 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. IOWA TEEN AWARD 2011 - 2012 SECOND CHANCE READING Interest Level: YA ATOS Book Level: 3.7 AR Interest Level: UG AR Points: 8 AR Quiz: 119495EN Reading Counts Level: 3.3 Reading Counts Points: 15 Lexile Measure: 580 Fountas & Pinnell: Z. Teaching Books: https://school.teachingbooks.net/tb.cgi?tid=9191.