White Bird: A Wonder Story

By R. J. Palacio.  A graphic novel telling of Grandmere'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.  Hardcover, 224 pages, ages 8 to 12.  Publishes October 1.