White Bird By R. J. Palacio: Graphic novel / historical fiction Flashcards
White Bird tells the story of Julian's grandma's childhood as she, a Jewish girl, was hidden by a family in a Nazi-occupied French village during World War II and how the boy she once shunned became her savior and best friend.
I told the Nazis soldiers where to find the Jewish students after they left the school.
Vincent
I am the author and illustrator for the book White Bird.
R.J. Palacio
They teased me about the way I walked. I helped Sara escape capture and hid her in my barn for several years.
Julian
I hid in a barn avoiding capture by the Nazis. I fell in love with Julian.
Sara
I loved my daughter, bu I did not survive the Holocaust.
Maman
I was shot by the Nazis when I was trying to help the Jewish children escape.
Maquisard
I survived the war, however I lost my wife. I was eventually reunited with my daughter after being separated for several years.
Papa
I could not let my students go with the Nazis by themselves. I gave my scarf to Sara so she wouldn’t be cold.
Petitjean
We are the family that took Sara in and hid her. Our son was killed by the Nazis because he was disabled.
Beaumeirs
I am the grandson of Sara. I bullied Auggie and learned from Sara what it meant to be kind to people who look and act different from me.
Julian Jr.
We were the neighbors who Julian’s parents thought I was working for the Nazis. When we really were hiding the Rabi.
Lafleurs
I am the old version of Sara. I named my son after Julian. I am the person who lived through hiding in a barn.
Grandmere
Why did Julian call his grandmere?
to learn more about her life story
What did dad want Sara to wear all the time?
Her boots
What did Sara doodle in?
A sketchbook
What does Torteau mean?
Crab
What word means “separate introduction to the story”?
Prologue
What word is used to mean at the end of the story?
Epilogue
What do the wavy lines mean around a box of pics in the book?
Daydream
What do these lines mean —– around a dialogue?
Whisper
What color is the bird that is seen throughout the story?
White
What did Sara wear instead of wearing the boots her dad asked her too?
Red shoes