Disney's Belle is one of the best fictional bookworms around. But what exactly is on her reading list? In this unique literary journal, enjoy inspiring quotes from some of Belle's favorite books, as well as her insightful notes and colorful drawings. Includes a forward by noted Disney screenwriter Linda Woolverton.

Navigating Islands: Plays from the Pacific brings together three plays by distinguished playwright Victoria Nalani Kneubuhl. The islands of Sāmoa—often called the “Navigator Islands” on nineteenth-century maps of the Pacific—emerge to the fore, fully dimensional, in this dynamic collection. Of both Hawaiian and Sāmoan ancestry, Kneubuhl spent formative years in the islands as a young adult. Her love of Sāmoa, its culture and its people, is woven into the fabric of every scene. In the front matter of this book, fans of the author’s theatrical productions, media work, and novels will be pleased to learn about her creative process and her broad influence on Pacific literature and storytelling. Two of the plays are set at Vailima, Sāmoa, the former home of Robert Louis Stevenson and his family. Aitu Fafine portrays the final days of Stevenson’s life in an unusual historical fantasy. Through myth and stage magic, the play examines the demonization of women, an author’s role in shaping social attitudes, and the timeless power of story. Fanny and Belle explores the mother-daughter relationship of Fanny Stevenson and her daughter Belle Strong, two intrepid bohemian women who defied the conventions of their time and lived daring and adventurous lives. Set in American Sāmoa in the early twentieth century, The Holiday of Rain reimagines Somerset Maugham’s visit to Pago Pago when he wrote his famous short story “Rain.” While the play is a satirical romp that includes time travel, mistaken identities, and a play within a play, it thematically reviews the portrayal of Polynesian women by Western writers, and the fictionalization of Pacific places and people of color to suit perceived Western audience demands. All three plays scrutinize how non-Polynesians interact with Polynesians when attempting to navigate through the subtleties of island life. They also ask readers and viewers to think about how the outside world’s impressions of Polynesians are shaped by the perceptions and stories of foreigners. Perhaps the plays’ most compelling connections involve women as they fight to achieve individuality in the face of unfair expectations, negative societal projections, and historical misrepresentations of female characters in literature.

Anna Flowers lost her mother at a very young age to the brutal act of murder perpetrated by her stepfather, Eustace Thorn, the man her mother married after the death of her beloved father. After Eustace escapes the hand of justice, he promises to come back and complete the job by taking Anna's life too. Anna lives in fear of his return. The schoolteacher in Freedom Town takes Anna into her home after Anna's mother's death and raised her as if she were her child. Anna grows into a beautiful young woman. She catches the eye of the young men in Freedom, especially the new sheriff, Seth Stone. Struggling with her faith and her desire for revenge on Eustace, Anna hesitates to take Seth and his young son into her heart. Seth Stone, having left an unfaithful wife in Ireland only to return years later to take possession of their young son and bring him back to America, has not found women necessary to his comfort--at least only fleetingly. He is content to raise his son while he pursues criminals. He is content with his reputation as a relentless lawman who never gives up. He is content with his life until he met Anna. Anna, already secured in her place in Freedom Town, does not want anything to do with the new sheriff. Seth, struggling to make a stable home for his son, wants a mother for his child. Both pursued by the personal demons from their past, they find themselves drawn to each other. Danger surrounds them both from the criminals that Seth must pursue and the man Anna hopes never to encounter again. When Anna's worst fears are realized with the return of Eustace Thorn, it seems that she is lost to Seth forever. It appears that all will be lost for both of them. Anna Flowers fights for her life as Seth Stone fights for his life and the affection of his son. Will these two get together and change Freedom Town forever?

In an age long ago, gifted hands carved magnificent caverns in a mountain on the roof of the world; their existence was known only to the holy men entrusted with the secrets secured within. But everything changed in Earth Solar year 3026 AD, when these same men became guardians of a female infant who would one day determine the future of mankind. Some two hundred years later, the same mountain is visited by Petra, the first genetically enhanced female. She has arrived to complete her formal education and be trained as a Warrior just as her foremothers had done before her. On a mission to the far side of the galaxy, Petra survives in a hostile and dangerous universe, encountering a British army officer who lives in the 1800s but whose spirit has come to her in waking dreams to protect and love her. But her fate takes an unexpected turn when an assassination attempt forces her to venture into alien space, where she becomes instrumental in the survival of her species. The Sixth Lily Chronicles is a story of love, honor, spirituality, and of one woman's destiny that becomes far more than she ever expected or desired.

Paisley (or Leigh, as she prefers to be called) is a high school junior living in Grand Rapids and facing a variety of challenges. Her father left her family, her mom tries to escape her hardships through drinking, and Paisley has had to shoulder much of the responsibility of caring for her younger sister. With a broken home, rejection from the church, and a lot of tough questions, faith has never been an important part of Paisley’s life. That all changes the day she accidentally punches a cop.