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White bird : a novel : a wonder story  Cover Image Book Book

White bird : a novel : a wonder story / R.J. Palacio with Erica S. Perl.

Palacio, R. J. (Author). Perl, Erica S. (Added Author).

Summary:

"Sara Blum lives an idyllic life with her adoring parents in Vichy France. But her world comesc crashing down when the Nazi occupation separates the family and forces the young Jewish girl into hiding. Her classmate Julien and his family will risk everything to ensure her survival, and, together, Sara and Julien manage to find beauty in a secret world of their creation."--From publisher.

Record details

  • ISBN: 0593566939
  • ISBN: 9780593566930
  • Physical Description: 264 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.
  • Edition: First edition.
  • Publisher: New York : Alfred A. Knopf, [2022]

Content descriptions

General Note:
"Now a major motion picture"-- Cover.
This novelization is based on the graphic novel White Bird: A Wonder Story, text and illustrations copyright 2019 by R. J. Palacio.
Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references.
Immediate Source of Acquisition Note:
LSC 23.99
Subject: Grandmothers > Juvenile fiction.
Jews > Juvenile fiction.
Survival > Juvenile fiction.
People with disabilities > Juvenile fiction.
Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) > France > Juvenile fiction.
France > History > German occupation, 1940-1945 > Juvenile fiction.
Genre: Historical fiction.
Jewish fiction.

Available copies

  • 1 of 1 copy available at Tsuga Consortium.

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  • 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
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Cookstown Branch J FIC Palac 31681020195442 JFIC 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 acclaimed books include 365 Days of Wonder: Mr. Browne’s Book of Precepts, Auggie & Me: Three Wonder Stories, the picture book We’re All Wonders, and her new novel Pony, an instant New York Times bestseller and named one of the best books of the year by the Wall Street Journal.
 
Palacio lives in Brooklyn with her husband, two sons, and two dogs.


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