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Briar Rose
 

Briar Rose

by Jane Yolen

A powerful retelling of Sleeping Beauty that is “heartbreaking and heartwarming.”

An American Library Association “100 Best Books for Teens”
An American Library Association “Best Books for Young Adults”

Ever since she was a child, Rebecca has been enchanted by her grandmother Gemma’s stories about Briar Rose. But a promise... (read more)

Top tags: holocaust,  fantasy,  historical fiction,  fairy tales,  young adult (all tags)

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Amazon Reviews (5)
 

Most Helpful Reviews

Liked It

Suzanne I
  • Rated 4 stars

“This book is a haunting look at the fairy tale Sleeping Beauty through the story of a young woman in WWII. There are definitely mature topics involved and I would give this only to an older teen. The tale is sad, moving, and unfortunately, within the realm of possibility.”

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Didn’t Like It

Staci
  • Rated 2 stars

“Ok, this was interesting to say the least. Jane Yolen often surprises me, and this was fun to read, but I was uncomfortable with the hefty references to gays.”

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Community:
  • Rated 3.938776 stars
Amazon:
  • Rated 4 stars
  

Newest Comments

  • l a r a

    l a r a said:

    “i read this book for my german class and loved it.
    incredibly touching story.”

    posted Sunday, May 11 2008
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