Auggie & Me: Three Wonder Stories
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4.6 • 169 Ratings
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- $8.99
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- $8.99
Publisher Description
Over 15 million people have read the #1 New York Times bestseller Wonder and have fallen in love with Auggie Pullman, an ordinary boy with an extraordinary face.
And don't miss R.J. Palacio's highly anticipated new novel, Pony, available now!
Auggie & Me gives readers a special look at Auggie’s world through three new points of view. These stories are an extra peek at Auggie before he started at Beecher Prep and during his first year there. Readers get to see him through the eyes of Julian, the bully; Christopher, Auggie’s oldest friend; and Charlotte, Auggie’s new friend at school. Together, these three stories are a treasure for readers who don’t want to leave Auggie behind when they finish Wonder.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Few first novels beget a franchise, but Palacio's Wonder (2012), about a boy with a severe facial deformity, is a phenomenon. A bestseller since publication, it has also spawned a standalone companion book, 365 Days of Wonder: Mr. Browne's Book of Precepts (2014). But despite requests from readers for a sequel, Palacio writes in her introduction to this collection of three previously released e-singles, "I can guarantee that... the de facto sequel will never be written." Instead she offers the back stories of three kids in Auggie Pullman's orbit, beginning with the "much-loathed" Julian, who suffers from nightmares and anxiety. Julian's story is the most didactic, but it will have classroom use as an "anatomy of a bully" lesson, suggesting that readers look behind a mean-spirited act to understand what drives it. Readers also spend time with Christopher, Auggie's best friend until his family moved to Connecticut, and Charlotte, a classmate chosen to help Auggie transition from homeschooling to fifth grade. Readers who wanted more about Auggie will flock to this. Ages 8 12.
Customer Reviews
Amazing
I love the different perspectives
Better than one
Even though I enjoyed Wonder, I feel like I like Auggie and Me more. It is relieving and captivating to move on from Wonder’s annoying protagonist August, and get to see into the minds of other, lesser known characters.
This book lets us see deeper into the world of Wonder, what others are feeling, not just the struggles of August. I especially liked the Julian Chapter since it just made everything feel more clear. Like, what was Julian’s parents’ exact reasoning to taking him out of Beecher Prep. It was sort of like watching a BTS (Behind the Scene) which was played well into this book.
Also, unlike Wonder, Auggie and Me doesn’t have an overload of POV’s they only have three, which personally is just the right number. I found this book very interesting and enjoyable I would definitely recommend to read this book.
🥰😘😚💗💕💜♥️
Great book 📖 📖 📖 and I was reading wonder I watched the movie 🎥 🍿 and it was 🤩 fun 🤩 I highly recommend this one (only if u read book 1 “wonder” :)
Btw I just finished the Julian chapter very touching going on to Pluto also wonder and Pluto made me think of my dog daisy my yellow lab…. She passed away because she was old and was throwing up and stuff😢 😭 😿