Wonder
The unforgettable, much-loved modern classic
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4.6 • 617 Ratings
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- £6.99
Publisher Description
'Has the power to move hearts and change minds' Guardian
'Tremendously uplifting and a novel of all-too-rare power' Sunday Express
'An amazing book . . . I absolutely loved it. I cried my eyes out' Tom Fletcher
Read the award-winning, multi-million copy bestselling phenomenon that is WONDER in this new tenth anniversary edition.
'My name is August. I won't describe what I look like. Whatever you're thinking, it's probably worse.'
Auggie wants to be an ordinary ten-year-old. He does ordinary things - eating ice cream, playing on his Xbox. He feels ordinary - inside. But ordinary kids don't make other ordinary kids run away screaming in playgrounds. Ordinary kids aren't stared at wherever they go.
Born with a terrible facial abnormality, Auggie has been home-schooled by his parents his whole life. Now, for the first time, he's being sent to a real school - and he's dreading it. All he wants is to be accepted - but can he convince his new classmates that he's just like them, underneath it all?
A funny, frank, astonishingly moving debut - and a true global phenomenon - to read in one sitting, pass on to others, and remember long after the final page.
Discover more from the World of Wonder:
White Bird, a graphic novel *Soon to be a motion picture!*
Auggie & Me
365 Days of Wonder
We're All Wonders
And read more from R. J. Palacio with Pony, an unforgettable new story!
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
A WONDERful book
There are only two words needed to describe this book…cool beans!
The best..! 🫣
Literally just amazing and I love the fact that they change perspectives from the different characters. Highly recommended. PLEASE READ THISS! 🫶
Slayyyyyyy
This book was so intriguing and just kept me reading would definitely recommended for all readers