![]() ![]() ![]() She then goes on to connect this tragic story to our world today - the prejudice against immigrants and the growing activism and protests to fight this. Palacio does a commendable job, from start to finish, creating a compelling story, and illustrations that convey the complex, intense emotions experienced by the characters. ![]() ![]() With White Bird: A Wonder Story, Palacio takes on a lot: a Holocaust story, inspired by her mother-in-law, writing and illustrating her first graphic novel, and the knowledge that, as explained by her husband's uncle Bernard, a New York City school principal for many years, this "extremely difficult subject to grapple with" is not taught until middle school, if at all. ![]()
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