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Yolen, Jane.
BRIAR ROSE
New York : Starscape, 2002,
IL YA
ISBN 0765342308
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 If you like a fairy tale interwoven with the Holocaust, then Briar Rose is for you.  This masterpiece of fiction tells the story of Becca, a young woman devoted to her mysterious grandmother and a mystery that needs to be solved in order to unravel the truth.  Becca goes through a series of adventures to figure out the puzzle behind her grandmother's past.   This is an excellent story with a riveting ending.  (Laurie Rutter, LaFayette Junior/Senior High School)
SUBJECTS:     Sleeping Beauty (Tale) -- Adaptations.
                        Holocaust, 1933-1945 -- Fiction.
                        Fantasy fiction.
                        Folk tales.
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