Title: Briar Rose Author: Jane Yolen type of book: Fairy Tale / Historical Fantasy call number: Fic

This book is strong in character and story.

Summary:
Becca's Gemma's dying wish is for Becca to find their castle . . . their family history. The rest of the family thinks Gemma was crazy, as she believed she was the real Sleeping Beauty, and although they encourage Becca to find the answers of the wooden box Gemma stored old photographs and papers in, they still feel she does not need to go as far as to Poland - and an the town where a Nazi extermination camp was located - to find those answers.

Was Gemma really a princess - and the real Sleeping Beauty?

I would recommend this book!

Why?
It is a mystery, a history, and a fairy tale all in one. Throughout the book, Becca remembers Gemma telling the story of sleeping beauty over and over throughout her childhood.

The description of Poland is beautiful, though not as notable as the story told of the Holocaust and those who lived - and died - during it.

Other interesting information about this book:
This is from a series of books of classic fairy tales rewritten for an adult audience.