A review by sarahanne8382
The Shawl by Cynthia Ozick

4.0

Wow, that was intense. A story of a Holocaust survivor refusing to let go of the child she lost in the Holocaust. This was such a raw story I was surprised they used it as a Sync YA title, but it would be a good contrast to Ben Lesser's story. Where he was grateful to survive and eager to make the most of the life he'd regained, here all Rosa can focus on is everything she lost, and not even that, as she twists her memories into versions of the truth that hurt less. While intense, this is mercifully short.