White Bird: A Wonder Story

　　Sara出生在一個溫馨的法國猶太家庭，深受父母寵愛，在1940年德軍佔領巴黎之後，他們仍留在當時的法國維琪政權下的法國。但1943年，德國士兵來到莎拉的學校，打算逮捕所有猶太學生。Sara被同學Tourteau偷偷藏了起來，儘管莎拉和其他朋友過去總因 Tourteau 患病跛行的姿勢嘲笑他，但Tourteau不計前嫌幫助Sara，將Sara藏在家裡的穀倉中。儘管身處危機之中，但 Tourteau 不吝給予Sara愛與支持，讓他們倆就此成為最好的朋友。
 
　　在一場祖孫間的視訊對話中，Sara將她過往的人生故事娓娓道來，和孫子Julian分享她在二次世界大戰時，身為猶太裔法國人的親身經歷……

　　《White Bird》是一本圖像小說，主角Sara痛苦的經歷讓我們知道，善良的力量可以改變人心，建立彼此之間的橋樑，甚至可以拯救生命。就像奶奶Sara跟Julian所說的：「善良需要勇氣，而在那樣的日子裡，善良可能會令你付出所有代價。」改變生命的善良力量一直是作者R.J. Palacio作品中的重要元素，在新作《White Bird》中，她再一次帶領讀者複習這種溫暖人心的深刻力量。（文／博客來編譯）

Soon to be a major motion picture, starring Helen Mirren and Gillian Anderson! R. J. Palacio’s unforgettable graphic novel debut is a story about the power of kindness and unrelenting courage in a time of war.

SYDNEY TAYLOR AWARD WINNER - A NEW YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR - NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER

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 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

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

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.