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White Bird: A Wonder Story Hardcover – October 1, 2019

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Soon to be a major motion picture, starring Helen Mirren and Gillian Anderson!

Inspired by her blockbuster phenomenon Wonder, 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.

"I was captivated by White Bird. 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 Mercy Suarez Changes Gears

In R. J. Palacio's bestselling collection of stories Auggie & Me, which expands on characters in Wonder, 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.

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, White Bird is sure to captivate anyone who was moved by the book Wonder or the blockbuster movie adaptation and its message.

Praise for Wonder:
#1 New York Times bestseller
USA Today bestseller
Time Magazine's 100 Best Young Adult Books of All Time

"In a wonder of a debut, Palacio has written a crackling page-turner filled with characters you can't help but root for." --Entertainment Weekly

"Rich and memorable." --The New York Times

"A beautiful, funny and sometimes sob-making story of quiet transformation." --The Wall Street Journal

Reading age

8 - 12 years
Print length

224 pages
Language

English
Grade level

3 - 7
Lexile measure

GN440L
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7.31 x 0.9 x 10.19 inches
Publisher

Knopf Books for Young Readers
Publication date

October 1, 2019
ISBN-10

0525645535
ISBN-13

978-0525645535
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A New York Public Library Best Book of the Year
Sydney Taylor Book Award Winner

Praise for White Bird:

"At once expressive and chaste, an elusive but ideal combination." —New York Times

"A story that shows the impact of the Second World War and the rise of fascism on what had been a pastoral, fairy-tale childhood, with White Bird pulling no punches in connecting that historical moment to what’s happening in the world today." —The Hollywood Reporter

“Extraordinarily powerful.... White Bird 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.” —Forbes

"A must-read graphic novel that is both heart-rending and beautifully hopeful." —Kirkus Reviews, starred review

"A story of resistance, bravery, and survival.... This compelling story is served well by the graphic novel format." —Booklist

“Sure to be popular among fans of Wonder and educators who want to connect past to present.” —School Library Journal

"R.J. Palacio brings to life the nature of heroism and the real risks we face today." —Meg Medina, Newbery award-winning author of Mercy Suarez Changes Gears

"Rare, superb, timely, and timeless." —Mark Siegel, author of the 5 Worlds graphic novel series

About the Author

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 365 Days of Wonder: Mr. Browne's Book of Precepts, Auggie & Me: Three Wonder Stories, and We're All Wonders. Learn more about her at rjpalacio.com or on Twitter at @RJPalacio.

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Product details

Publisher : Knopf Books for Young Readers; Illustrated edition (October 1, 2019)
Language : English
Hardcover : 224 pages
ISBN-10 : 0525645535
ISBN-13 : 978-0525645535
Reading age : 8 - 12 years
Lexile measure : GN440L
Grade level : 3 - 7
Item Weight : 1.72 pounds
Dimensions : 7.31 x 0.9 x 10.19 inches

Best Sellers Rank: #8,902 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #9 in Children's Holocaust Fiction Books (Books)
- #43 in Children's Multigenerational Family Life
- #211 in Children's Comics & Graphic Novels (Books)

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christinaboatwright

Insinuates Trump’s immigration practices are like Hitlers

Reviewed in the United States on October 8, 2019

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Sadly the story itself was pretty good. A great introduction to small children regarding the holocaust. Unfortunately this book has a political agenda and compares Trumps immigration laws and practices to Hitler and the Holocaust. I hate it when children’s books try to indoctrinate our kids. Leave your political views out of it! Please see the attached pictures to know what I am talking about.

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Don Mattingly

Politics Doesn't Belong Here!

Reviewed in the United States on November 10, 2019

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I have waited for many years for the next novel by R.J. Palacio to come out. I am an elementary school (Grades 3-5) librarian and a HUGE fan of Wonder and its associated books. When I saw this was a “Wonder Story” I was even more excited to get it for my students (and being a graphic novel would appeal to them even more!)

I received it yesterday, read it this morning and was disappointed, angry and annoyed. I felt compelled to write a review to hopefully influence others to think twice before purchasing it for a child or library.

I will start with something positive. If not for pages 197-204, this would be a great book for students ages 12 and up to learn about the horrors of the Holocaust.

My three issues with this book (in order of what made me most annoyed/angry):

1. Politics has NO PLACE in children’s books! When I got to pages 197-204, I was honestly shocked (a newspaper headline reads “Children Separated from Parents as Part of Trump’s Zero Tolerance Policy” and the grandmere in the story says “How can this be happening? Have we learned nothing?” I will preface what I’m about to write by saying I am a registered Democrat and not what I would call a Trump supporter (though I do agree with some of his policies). That being said, I was disgusted that Palacio would try to compare the Holocaust to ILLEGAL immigrants trying to get into our country. The innocent young girl Sara, in White Bird, is a LEGAL resident of her country and has done nothing wrong other than being the “wrong” religion. She is torn from her family, friends and school and forced to live in hiding in order to survive. America has welcomed BILLIONS of LEGAL immigrants from other countries who went through the proper channels to get here. I welcome them and so should everyone else. But border-jumping ILLEGAL immigrants who often put their children in harm’s way by giving them to strangers cannot and should not be compared to those who suffered at the hands of the Nazis. To make such a parallel is INSULTING, incorrect and an ignorant distortion of the truth.

2. Julian was a total JERK in Wonder (though he did redeem himself a bit in Auggie & Me when we learn that he is this way because of his parents). I find it hard to believe that a kid who was raised by someone whose own parent was a victim of the Holocaust, would be so cruel to others. Julian has heard his grandmere’s story before. He even carries the name of the character Julian in White Bird who was made fun of and ignored by his peers because of his polio. So why would his parents turn out the way they did and raise a mean kid? It just made no sense to me. It would have been better if this was Christopher or Charlotte’s grandmother.

3. Amazon says this book is for Grades 3-7 and ages 8-12. I disagree. For the age group of my students (8-10), I would not recommend this UNLESS it was read to students by the teacher with lots of discussion about the Holocaust and the horrible violence. Even if this was the case, I would not recommend it be read to students younger than 5th grade. There are several violent scenes with blood that are very sad. A person who helped the students escape to the woods is gunned down right near them and then others are threatened with violence. I know this was the reality but other books for this age have been successful at depicting the horrors without this graphic nature (Number the Stars, Hidden, etc.)

I was set to give this book 4 stars until I got to page 197. Perhaps Mrs. Palacio will think twice before inserting her political opinion into her future children’s books. This one will not be on the shelves in my library.

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Deborah

Author inserts her politics

Reviewed in the United States on October 11, 2019

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I was so sorry to find that this book equates the horrors of the Holocaust with the difficulties of policy on our country’s southern border.

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Please no politics!

Reviewed in the United States on October 25, 2019

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The general storyline is much the same as what is told in The Julian Chapter, with some additional details. I do like how the author handled the big emotional scene near the end with Julian (the original Julian, not the grandson) and the bird symbolism that ties everything together.

Unfortunately, the author decided to get political at the end of the book - I wish authors wouldn't do this! Especially in books intended for younger audiences. It soured the entire book for me. While I loved The Julian Chapter almost as much as Wonder, White Bird didn't live up to my expectations. Perhaps that's because I already knew how the story would go (though I've re-listened to Julian's book multiple times and enjoy it each time). Perhaps Wonder and The Julian Chapter (and even parts of Christopher and Charlotte's stories) have just set the bar too high. Perhaps it was the political elements at the end. Perhaps it was some combination of all these. I've been looking forward to this book ever since I heard about it a year ago, and I was disappointed.

Other reviewers also mentioned the binding. It's some strange mix of paperback and hardback (a paperback with some hard paper/cardboard glued to the front and back, but not the spine), and I agree - it probably won't hold up if a copy is reread multiple times (like in a school, where this book is likely headed).

To conclude, I love Sara and Julian/Tourteau's story (at least as told in the Julian Chapter); but I do not love this version of it.

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C Whitman

Stop Reviewing Binding!!!

Reviewed in the United States on October 6, 2019

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This book is amazing, powerful, and a must read for all ages, not just kids. I believe the imagery that accompanies the text will have huge impact—I had a knot in my stomach just about the whole way through and I mean that In the very best way. Wow is RJ Palacio talented!

I also just want to say that these reviews should be written for the content in the book. Please stop reviewing things like the binding!!!! Readers need to know whether or not the story is compelling and not whether the book is made of paper. Grrr. If you are upset about the quality of the binding or packaging or anything unrelated to the actual art, write the publisher or Amazon. Giving the book a rating based on paper quality doesn’t help reader consumers looking for an excellent book to read. And, it totally does a disservice to the author.

66 people found this helpful

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Wonderful graphic novel!

Reviewed in the United States on October 5, 2019

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A must-read, must-buy graphic novel from RJ Palacio.

Grandmère shares her account as a young, Jewish girl who is hidden by a family during World War II in occupied France. Her experience and evolving friendship with Julian is revealed along with the unexpected lessons of being a bystander who doesn’t speak out when an injustice is witnessed.

This story is powerful and connects to the current injustices happening now. You’ll want to order this book which comes out in October 2019

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John Norman

We shall never forget.

Reviewed in the United States on October 8, 2019

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This is a good believable story of two children who struggled to survive the Nazi invasion of France. With much sacrifice,faith and hope. This should be required reading, so we never forget with kindness anything is possible.

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Libros Happy

Beautiful

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 20, 2020

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It is a beautiful graphic novel despite the harshness of the situation it tells us. R.J. Palacio treats the subject directly but with a lot of tact and sensitivity. It reads very fast but deep and stays in the mind even many days after having read it.

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Kindle Customer

Beautiful book

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on May 19, 2020

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A beautifully written and illustrated book. I am a primary school teacher and would use it with year 6 (year 5 too if they are mature).
An important part of history not to be forgotten.

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Amazon Customer

A new book does NOT look like this !

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on October 27, 2020

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The book came damaged in all of its corners. All of the othet books plus the package were unharmed , witch means it was not destroyed in transport. This is NOT supposed to be the image of a brand new item paid in full price!

Poggy

Sweet

Reviewed in Canada on October 9, 2020

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I really enjoyed this story. Great for younger kids or those who don't like reading that much. I would have enjoyed a novel, but nonetheless this really resonated with me.

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