Briar Rose: A Novel of the Fairy Tale Series by Jane Yolen
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- Age Range: Young Adult
- Pub. Date: March 2002
- 224pp
- Sales Rank: 18,448
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Product Details
- Pub. Date: March 2002
- Publisher: Doherty, Tom Associates, LLC
- Format: Paperback, 224pp
- Sales Rank: 18,448
- Age Range: Young Adult
- Series: Fairy Tales Series
- ISBN-13: 9780765342300
- ISBN: 0765342308
- Edition Description: REV
Synopsis
Ever since she was a child, Rebecca has been enchanted by her grandmother Gemma’s stories about Briar Rose. But a promise Rebecca makes to her dying grandmother will lead her on a remarkable journey to uncover the truth of Gemma’s astonishing claim: I am Briar Rose. A journey that will lead her to unspeakable brutality and horror. But also to redemption and hope. A Tor Teen edition of the modern classic by critically-acclaimed author Jane Yolen.
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A powerful and moving novel that deftly blends the legend of Sleeping Beauty with the historical tragedy of the Holocaust. After her grandmother's death, a young American woman struggles to uncover the truth behind the old woman's past. The trail eventually leads to Europe and the darkest days of WWII.
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Born and raised in New York City, Jane Yolen now lives in Massachusetts. She attended Smith College and received her master's degree in education from the University of Massachusetts. The distinguished author of more than 170 books, Jane Yolen is a person of many talents. When she is not writing, Yolen composes songs, is a professional storyteller on the stage, and is the busy wife of a university professor, the mother of three grown children, and a grandmother. Yolen's graceful rhythms and outrageous rhymes have been gathered in numerous collections. She has earned many awards over the years: the Regina Medal, the Kerlan Award, the World Fantasy Award, the Society of Children's Book Writers Award, the Mythopoetic Society's Aslan Award, the Christopher Medal, the Boy's Club Jr. Book Award, the Garden State Children's Book Award, the Daedalus Award, a number of Parents' Choice Magazine Awards, and many more. Her books and stories have been translated into Japanese, French, Spanish, Chinese, German, Swedish, Nowegian, Danish, Afrikaans, !Xhosa, Portuguese, and Braille.
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An excellent read with a different perspective on WWII and the Nazisby ckgc
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October 10, 2009: This was a selection of my book club and we all really liked this book. It's a quick but good read and seems to be based on the actuality of life in WWII vis-a-vis the Nazis. It gave us a different perspective of the effect on Germany even years after the war. We'd all recommend this one.
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June 08, 2007: When I picked up this book I thought it was going to be just another fun retelling of on of my favorite fairy tales. In fact, it is a story told by a holocaust survivor, whose life mirrors that of the tale of Sleeping Beauty. This was a wonderfully written insight into concentration camps and the horrors that really happened. A must read!!!
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