White Bird: A Wonder Story - by R J Palacio (Hardcover)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br> Palacio makes her graphic novel debut with this heartrending story of GrandmZre, Julian's grandmother in the blockbuster novel <i>Wonder<i>, and how she, a young Jewish girl, was hidden by a family in a Nazi-occupied French village during World War II. <p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br> <b><b>Soon to be a major motion picture, starring Helen Mirren and Gillian Anderson! <p/>Inspired by her blockbuster phenomenon <i>Wonder</i>, R. J. Palacio makes her graphic novel debut with an unforgettable, Sydney Taylor Book Award-winning story of the power of kindness and unrelenting courage in a time of war. </b> <p/><b>I was captivated by <i>White Bird</i>. It tells the hardest truths with honesty and calm (so that young readers can hear them). R.J. Palacio brings to life the nature of heroism and the real risks we face today. --Meg Medina, Newbery award-winning author of <i>Mercy Suarez Changes Gears</i></b></b> <p/>In R. J. Palacio's bestselling collection of stories <i>Auggie & Me</i>, which expands on characters in <i>Wonder</i>, readers were introduced to Julian's grandmother, Grandmère. Here, Palacio makes her graphic novel debut with Grandmère's heartrending story: how she, a young Jewish girl, was hidden by a family in a Nazi-occupied French village during World War II; how the boy she and her classmates once shunned became her savior and best friend. <p/>Sara's harrowing experience movingly demonstrates the power of kindness to change hearts, build bridges, and even save lives. As Grandmère tells Julian, It always takes courage to be kind, but in those days, such kindness could cost you everything. With poignant symbolism and gorgeous artwork that brings Sara's story out of the past and cements it firmly in this moment in history, <i>White Bird</i> is sure to captivate anyone who was moved by the book <i>Wonder</i> or the blockbuster movie adaptation and its message. <p/><b>Praise for <i>Wonder</i> </b><br>#1 <i>New York Times</i> bestseller<br><i>USA Today</i> bestseller<br><i>Time</i> Magazine's 100 Best Young Adult Books of All Time <p/>In a wonder of a debut, Palacio has written a crackling page-turner filled with characters you can't help but root for. --<i>Entertainment Weekly</i> <p/>Rich and memorable. --<i>The New York Times</i> <p/>A beautiful, funny and sometimes sob-making story of quiet transformation. --<i>The Wall Street Journal</i> <p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br> <b><b>A New York Public Library Best Book of the Year<br>Sydney Taylor Book Award <b>Winner </b></b> <p/>Praise for <i>White Bird: </i> <p/></b>At once<b> expressive and chaste, </b>an elusive but ideal combination. --<i>New York Times</i><b> <p/></b>A story that <b>shows the impact of the Second World War </b>and the rise of fascism on what had been a pastoral, fairy-tale childhood, with White Bird <b>pulling no punches</b> in connecting that historical moment to what's happening in the world today.<b> --</b><i>The Hollywood Reporter</i><b><i><br></i><br></b>"<b>Extraordinarily powerful..</b>.. <i>White Bird </i>does not shrink from depicting the terror and violence of the Nazi occupation for younger readers, and respects the ability of those readers to handle strong material." <b><i>--</i></b><i>Forbes</i><b> <p/>A must-read </b>graphic novel that is both <b>heart-rending </b>and <b>beautifully hopeful.</b> --<i><i>Kirkus Reviews, s</i></i>tarred review<b><br></b><br>A story of <b>resistance, bravery</b>, and <b>survival....</b> This <b>compelling story </b>is served well by the graphic novel format. <i>--Booklist</i> <p/>"<b>Sure to be popular </b>among fans of Wonder and educators who want to connect past to present." --<i>School Library Journal<br></i><br>R.J. Palacio <b>brings to life</b> the <b>nature of heroism</b> and the real risks we face today. --Meg Medina, Newbery award-winning author of <i>Mercy Suarez Changes Gears</i> <p/><b>Rare, superb, timely, </b>and<b> timeless.</b> --Mark Siegel, author of the 5 Worlds graphic novel series <p/><br></br><p><b> About The Author </b></p></br></br> R. J. Palacio lives in New York City with her husband, two sons, and two dogs. For more than twenty years, she was an art director and graphic designer, designing book jackets for other people while waiting for the perfect time in her life to start writing her own novel. But one day several years ago, a chance encounter with an extraordinary child in front of an ice cream store made R.J. realize that the perfect time to write that novel had finally come. Wonder is her first novel. She did not design the cover, but she sure does love it. Her other books include <i>365 Days of Wonder: Mr. Browne's Book of Precepts, Auggie & Me: Three Wonder Stories</i>, and <i>We're All Wonders</i>. Learn more about her at rjpalacio.com or on Twitter at @RJPalacio.
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