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White Bird is a beautifully illustrated graphic novel. The story is about a young Jewish girl during the Holocaust, with the lessons from her story being tied to the modern-day refugee crisis in the US. It would be a good introduction to the Holocaust for children and tweens who enjoyed Wonder.

I had one issue with the book, which I‘ll put in the comments under a spoiler tag.

This was my #doublespin pick and #ReadVisually pick for #SummerFun

TheAromaofBooks

candority I am disappointed that Palacio chose to kill Julien. Disabled characters in children‘s books are often miraculously cured or killed by the end of the story, which sends a terrible message to readers. The fact that when he died he was “free of his body… free of all his earthly limitations” is also ableist, and if Palacio really couldn‘t have come up with a different ending for Julien‘s story, she could have at least removed those few words. 4y

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! 4y

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jenniferw88

Manga Classics: Sense and Sensibility | Jane Austen

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#PemberLittens @sprainedbrain

Loved this adaptation - 5 ⭐. Loved the portrayal of the relationship between Elinor & Marianne, and also (not pictured), the death of Mr Dashwood sets up the story perfectly. Also, does the drawing of Colonel Brandon remind you of Alan Rickman?

#readvisually #summerfun @4thhouseontheleft @StayCurious

CaramelLunacy How cool! I love Manga Shakespeare (easier to keep characters straight reading a play with the visual), but a manga version of Austen sounds pretty great, too! 5y

alisiakae I'm reading this next! 5y

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Graciouswarriorprincess

Sense & Sensibility | Nancy Butler

Starting this tonight for fun after an extremely hard work day. #summerfun #readvisually

StayCurious, alisiakae

sprainedbrain Mine just came in the mail today! 5y

CrowCAH I, too, was going to start this graphic novel tonight! 5y

Lcsmcat Sorry you had a tough day! 5y

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MallenNC Sorry you had a difficult day! I hope reading helps. 5y

Graciouswarriorprincess @sprainedbrain Hurray and happy reading! @CrowCAH Happy reading! 5y

Graciouswarriorprincess @Lcsmcat @MallenNC Thanks! Wishing that I was a librarian again. I hate my job truly and now we are the pilot reopening office. Scared because numbers keep rising and I feel unsafe returning to work with a manager who thinks this is just type. I will be ok but miss Maryland and a job that I loved! 5y

alisiakae This looks fun! 5y

Graciouswarriorprincess @4thhouseontheleft It was fun and a quick read! 5y

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Addison_Reads

The Underwater Welder | Jeff Lemire

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This graphic novel by Jeff Lemire deals with a grown son facing his past and losing his father when he was young. He finds himself confronting his grief on the eve of becoming a father himself. This is a stand alone graphic novel with a lot of heart. I love that the story is all in black and white. 💚

This marks off #readvisually for #summerfun Bingo. @4thhouseontheleft @StayCurious

StayCurious You‘re on a roll! 5y

alisiakae Way to go! - you always do an awesome job of knocking off prompts quickly! 👏 5y

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