Help editting intro paragraph for Briar Rose by Jane Yolen Intro Paragraph?

I have to write a literary analysis on the book Briar Rose by Jane Yolen. This is my introduction paragraph and my thesis is the last sentence. Could someone edit this for me and tell me if the thesis is good for the book? Thanks to everyone in advance!



Briar Rose, a historical fiction novel by Jane Yolen tells of Becca, a young girl trying to uncover her Grandmother Gemma’s identity. Investigating with only the fairy tale “Sleeping Beauty,” which her grandmother left her, as her clue, Becca deciphers the possibilities and events of her Gemma’s mysterious life. When Becca travels to Chelmno, an extermination camp during the Holocaust, she learns of the astonishing parallelism between Gemma’s fairy tale of Briar Rose and her actual life. Using symbolism, Jane Yolen shows that fairy tales make dreadful reality seem less appalling.

Help editting intro paragraph for Briar Rose by Jane Yolen Intro Paragraph?
I don't know the book, so I can't comment on your thesis statement. The paragraph was good, but I made a few tweaks. Note that you don't explain that Briar Rose is a character in "Sleeping Beauty," which makes the "fairy tale of Briar Rose" confusing. Hope this helps.



Briar Rose is an historical fiction novel by Jane Yolen that tells the story of Becca, a young girl trying to uncover her Grandmother Gemma’s identity. With only “Sleeping Beauty,” a fairy tale that her grandmother left her, as her clue, Becca deciphers the possibilities and events of her Gemma’s mysterious life. When Becca travels to Chelmno, an extermination camp from the Holocaust, she learns of the astonishing parallels between Gemma’s fairy tale and her actual life. Using symbolism, Jane Yolen shows that fairy tales can make dreadful reality seem less appalling.