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Binding: Mass Market PaperbackDewey Decimal Number: 813.54 EAN: 9780765342300 ISBN: 0765342308 Label: Tor Teen Manufacturer: Tor Teen Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 224 Publication Date: March 15, 2002 Publisher: Tor Teen Reading Level: Young Adult Studio: Tor Teen Related Items:
Browse for similar items by category: Click to Display Editorial Review: Product Description: 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 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. Average Rating:
 Rating:  - StunningUsually, I think Yolen makes a much better editor than author. Her sense of prose is quite good, but often her books fail to enthrall. In Briar Rose, however, she has written a masterpiece. The prose is gorgeous, the story compelling. I have higher standards for tragedy than for happy endings - tragedies need to be on the level of the Greek classics or Lear, and this book has the depth and sensitivity required. This is not a light and fluffy fairy tale. It is a rich classic. Rating: - Very MovingGrowing up, Rebecca listened to her beloved grandmother ("Gemma") recount the story of Briar Rose countless times. As Gemma lies dying, she tells Rebecca that she (Gemma) was Briar Rose and asks Becca to promise that she will look into Gemma's past. Becca agrees and embarks upon a journey to Poland that will open up past wounds but will also lead to a new beginning. "Briar Rose" by Jane Yolen is a powerful novel about the Holocaust. Set in the present day with flashbacks to the Holocaust, ... Read More Rating: - The truth entangled in a fairy taleGemma's last wish is that grand-daughter Becca find the castle; her dying words are that she is Briar Rose. However, the truth is entangled in the single fairy tale that Gemma tells her three grand-daughters throughout their lives. The tale she tells is not standard fare. This tale is elusive. What does it mean that Gemma is Briar Rose? How could a castle be part of Gemma's past? The French gave us the word plot through "plait," which refers to the unraveling the reader must do as she reads. ... Read More Rating: - Stunning novel, but with one glaring flawI tend to disagree with the reviewers who say this book is unsuitable for readers under 14. I was 9 or 10 when I first read it 15 years ago and though I may not have grasped everything in it with quite the same degree of understanding that I bring to it nowadays, it certainly wasn't unsuitable. Children are far more capable of handling dark subject matter than most adults will admit. As for the 'homosexual themes' I've seen some reviewers mention... The Nazis persecuted homosexuals nearly as zealously as ... Read More Rating: - made me want to cry..in fact i did cry there a bit. I don't know which part is more sad, Gemma's story, or Josef's. And i liked how Yolen twined a potential sleeping beauty remake, and the Holocaust, and made it so unforgettable. I honestly can't think of one bad thing about this book, and I'm a nitpicker. i give Brair Rose five stars because Yolen made me sink so deeply into the story, that i ....ing cried. I hope you can love it as much as i do 
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