“It always takes courage to be kind, but in those days, such kindness could cost you everything.” – R.J. Palacio, White Bird

Yesterday I finished reading White Bird by R.J. Palacio -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 saviour and best friend. I would recommend this book to children and educators I love the message of the book but the graphic novel format was not my thing maybe it’s because the book was meant for children and I am an adult nonetheless  I repeat it’s a great book about how kindness sometimes needs to be coupled with courage.