Wonder
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4.7 • 475 Ratings
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- $11.99
Publisher Description
THE ICONIC #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER WITH MORE THAN 16 MILLION COPIES SOLD
“A crackling page-turner filled with characters you can’t help but root for.”—Entertainment Weekly
Meet Auggie Pullman, an ordinary kid with an extraordinary face—who shows us that kindness brings us together no matter how far apart we are. This modern classic inspired the Choose Kind movement, a major motion picture, and countless conversations about empathy, compassion, and acceptance.
“Rich and memorable.”—The New York Times Book Review
NAMED ONE OF THE BEST CHILDREN’S BOOKS EVER BY TIME AND PARADE • E. B. WHITE READ ALOUD AWARD WINNER
I won’t describe what I look like. Whatever you’re thinking, it’s probably worse.
August Pullman was born with a facial difference that prevented him from going to a mainstream school—until now. Starting fifth grade at Beecher Prep, Auggie wants nothing more than to be treated like everybody else—but his new classmates can’t get past the way he looks.
Beginning from Auggie’s point of view and expanding to include his classmates, his sister, her boyfriend, and others, the perspectives converge to form a portrait of one community’s struggle to live up to its values.
R. J. Palacio has called her debut novel “a meditation on kindness”—indeed, every reader will come away with a greater appreciation for the simple courage of friendship. Auggie is a hero to remember who proves that you can’t blend in when you were born to stand out.
“A beautiful, funny, and sometimes sob-making story of quiet transformation.”—The Wall Street Journal
APPLE BOOKS REVIEW
August “Auggie” Pullman is a 10-year-old boy with severe facial deformities struggling to find his place in the world. We were completely taken with author R. J. Palacio’s hugely popular debut, which is both insightful and surprisingly funny. Auggie's descriptions of everything from his love for Halloween and fear of picture day paint a touching, sometimes painful portrait of a true outsider. Palacio enriches the story with chapters told from other children’s points of view; Wonder’s chorus of voices shows how small acts of courage and compassion can make a real difference.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Auggie Pullman was born with severe facial deformities no outer ears, eyes in the wrong place, his skin "melted" and he's learned to steel himself against the horrified reactions he produces in strangers. Now, after years of homeschooling, his parents have enrolled him in fifth grade. In short chapters told from various first-person perspectives, debut author Palacio sketches his challenging but triumphant year. Though he has some expectedly horrible experiences at school, Auggie has lucked out with the adults in his life his parents love him unconditionally, and his principal and teachers value kindness over all other qualities. While one bully manages, temporarily, to turn most of Auggie's classmates against him , good wins out. Few first novels pack more of a punch: it's a rare story with the power to open eyes and hearts to what it's like to be singled out for a difference you can't control, when all you want is to be just another face in the crowd. Ages 8 12.
Customer Reviews
“I looked at destiny, and smiled at fate
Omg this book was so good, definitely one of my favorite books. It made me laugh, smile, cry. It’s so relatable to me. I love it so much definitely worth a read!!
Thank you
Michael Jackson
A truly great read!
I just finished reading "Wonder" the first book by R. J. Palacio. I highly recommend it to anyone who is looking for an easy read. #TheWonderOfWonder