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White bird : a wonder story  Cover Image Book Book

White bird : a wonder story / written and illustrated by R.J. Palacio ; inked by Kevin Czap.

Palacio, R. J., (author,, artist.).

Summary:

Tells the story of Julian's Grandmére's childhood as she, a Jewish girl, was hidden by a family in a Nazi-occupied French village during World War II and how the boy she once shunned became her savior and best friend.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780525645535
  • ISBN: 0525645535
  • ISBN: 9780525645542
  • ISBN: 0525645543
  • Physical Description: 220 pages : illustrations (chiefly colour) ; 26 cm
  • Edition: First edition.
  • Publisher: New York : Alfred A. Knopf, [2019]

Content descriptions

General Note:
"This is a Borzoi book"--Title page verso.
Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (217-219).
Subject: Jewish girls > Comic books, strips, etc.
Grandmothers > Comic books, strips, etc.
Children with disabilities > Juvenile fiction.
Survival > Comic books, strips, etc.
Kindness > Comic books, strips, etc.
France > History > German occupation, 1940-1945 > Comic books, strips, etc.
Genre: Historical comics.
Graphic novels.
Topic Heading: Coast Reads 2019-2020

Available copies

  • 11 of 14 copies available at BC Interlibrary Connect. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Prince Rupert Library.

Holds

  • 0 current holds with 14 total copies.
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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Holdable? Status Due Date
Prince Rupert Library J Pala (Text) 33294002077147 Juvenile Graphic Novels Volume hold Available -

R. J. Palacio is the author of the #1 New York Times bestseller Wonder, which has sold over 15 million copies worldwide. The book's message inspired the Choose Kind movement and has been embraced by readers around the world, with the book published in over 50 languages. Wonder was made into a blockbuster movie starring Julia Roberts, Owen Wilson, and Jacob Tremblay. Palacio’s other bestselling books include Pony, 365 Days of Wonder: Mr. Browne’s Book of Precepts, Auggie & Me: Three Wonder Stories, the picture book We’re All Wonders, and the graphic novel White Bird, which is currently being filmed as a major motion picture starring Gillian Anderson and Helen Mirren. Palacio lives in Brooklyn with her husband, two sons, and two dogs.


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