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Briar Rose  Cover Image Book Book

Briar Rose / Jane Yolen.

Yolen, Jane. (Author).

Summary:

A retelling of the German folktale Briar Rose, also known as Sleeping Beauty, set amid forests patrolled by the German army during World War II.

Record details

  • ISBN: 1250242738
  • ISBN: 9781250242730
  • Physical Description: 284 pages
  • Edition: First mini hardcover edition.
  • Publisher: New York : Tor, 2019.

Content descriptions

General Note:
"A novel of the Holocaust"--Cover.
"A Tom Doherty Associates book."
Immediate Source of Acquisition Note:
LSC 20.50
Subject: Sleeping Beauty (Tale) > Adaptations.
Fairy tales > Adaptations.
Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) > Fiction.
World War, 1939-1945 > Fiction.
Genre: Fantasy fiction.

Available copies

  • 1 of 1 copy available at Tsuga Consortium.

Holds

  • 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Lakeshore Branch YA Yolen 31681020120739 YADULT Available -

  • McMillan Palgrave

    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.

  • McMillan Palgrave

    Jane Yolen’s classic novel of memory, stories, and the Holocaust--now in a beautiful pocket-sized hardcover edition--is a powerful retelling of the fairy tale 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.


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