Joan is evinced as a stubborn, confident heroine, but Lee keeps her likable by emphasizing her love of her family as well as her piety. At a time when women could be condemned for simply wearing men’s clothes or cutting their hair, Joan is a fearless trailblazer who leads by faith, strength, and conviction even though she knows that she will eventually be martyred for her efforts.
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Her divine voices instruct her how to lead the French out of their occupation and restore the monarchy. Jehanne d'Arc, a devout country maiden, begins to receive messages from God after a fall and a consequent hit to her head. In 15th-century France, war and turmoil are constants as the French struggle to throw off English rule. Having tackled Robin Hood in Outlaw (2009) and King Arthur in Excalibur (2011), Lee now envisions Joan of Arc's humble beginnings to her inevitable martyrdom. (author’s note, glossary, suggested reading list, organizations and resources, bibliography, photographs) Although the book is being marketed as middle-grade, the complexities of the Holocaust in Vichy France, the growing relationship between Sara and Julien, Julien’s fate, and the mutual mistrust among neighbors will be most readily appreciated by Wonder’s older graduates.Ī must-read graphic novel that is both heart-rending and beautifully hopeful. Extensive backmatter, including an afterword by Ruth Franklin, provides superb resources. In the final pages, the titular bird, seen in previous illustrations, soars skyward and connects readers to today’s immigration tragedies.
The narrative thread, inspired by Palacio’s mother-in-law, is spellbinding. Her digital drawings, inked by Czap, highlight facial close-ups that brilliantly depict emotions. Palacio begins each part of her story with quotations: from Muriel Rukeyser’s poetry, Anne Frank, and George Santayana. Nonetheless, Tourteau, whose real name is Julien, and his parents shelter Sara in their barn loft for the duration of the war, often at great peril but always with care and love. Sara hides and is soon spirited away by “Tourteau,” a student that she and the others had teased because of his crablike, crutch-assisted walk after being stricken by polio. Then, in 1943, after the German occupation, soldiers come to Sara’s school to arrest her and the other Jewish students. Born Sara Blum to a comfortable French Jewish family, she is indulged by her parents, who remain in Vichy France after 1940. These idiosyncrasies aside however, Sita’s tale is absolutely compelling and exciting.Ī valuable piece of historical literature brought to the forefront for thoughtful new readers.Ī grandmother shares her story of survival as a Jew in France during World War II.Īs part of a homework assignment, Julian (Auggie’s chief tormentor in Wonder, 2012) video chats with Grandmère, who finally relates her wartime story. Also somewhat jarring is the type-a hard, modern-looking one that strangely alternates all caps and regular text-that seems anachronistic against the very traditional-looking backdrop. In a stark departure from Western styles of illustration, the characters are each depicted in a similar way and can be difficult to tell apart at times. It's not quite a traditional graphic novel: Chitrakar’s art is in the style of Patua scrolls, a long Indian narrative form. Rama wages a bloody war to win back his queen, though once rescued, Sita’s tale really only just begins. Through her husband's impetuous deed, Sita becomes part of a vengeful plot and is abducted by a fierce, evil demon king. A treacherous demon tries to trick Rama, and an impulsive act of violence on Rama's part begins a years-long war that begets nothing but violence and heartbreak for the queen. In a world where demons and monkeys mingle freely with humans, Queen Sita has been living peacefully with her husband, King Rama, and his brother, Lakshmana. Written in 300 B.C.E., the Ramayana is one of the great epics of India. A vibrantly illustrated graphic-novel retelling of an ancient Indian legend.
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