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.
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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.
即將搬上大螢幕,由海倫•米蘭和吉莉安•安德森主演!R•J•帕拉西奧令人難忘的圖畫小說處女作是一個關於戰爭時期善良的力量和不屈不撓的勇氣的故事。
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在R•J•帕拉西奧的暢銷小說集《奧吉與我》中,它擴展了《奇蹟男孩》裡的角色,讀者將在本書認識到朱利安的祖母格朗米爾。帕拉西奧在本書以格朗米爾的悲傷故事作為她首部漫畫小說的開場:她曾是一個年輕的猶太女孩,在二戰期間被一家人藏匿在納粹佔領的法國村莊;遭到同學唾棄的男孩後來成了她的救命恩人和好友。
薩拉的悲慘經歷動人地展示了善意改變人心、搭起溝通之橋甚至拯救生命的力量。正如格朗米爾告訴朱利安的話,“善良永遠需要勇氣,但在那些日子裡,這種善良可能會讓你付出很大的代價。”憑藉深刻的象徵意義和華麗的繪圖,引出了薩拉過去的經歷,她的故事牢牢凝固在歷史的一刻,本書將吸引受到《奇蹟男孩》及其改編電影以及被故事傳達的訊息所感動的人。
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