Wonder

Wonder

By R. J. Palacio

1862 ratings 4024 reviews 2746 followers
Interest LevelReading LevelReading A-ZATOSWord Count
Grades 4 - 7Grades K - 1Guided Reading: V n/a73053

Over 6 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. 

The book that inspired the Choose Kind movement.

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, up until now, has prevented him from going to a mainstream school. Starting 5th grade at Beecher Prep, he wants nothing more than to be treated as an ordinary kid—but his new classmates can’t get past Auggie’s extraordinary face. WONDER, now a #1 New York Times bestseller and included on the Texas Bluebonnet Award master list, begins from Auggie’s point of view, but soon switches to include his classmates, his sister, her boyfriend, and others. These perspectives converge in a portrait of one community’s struggle with empathy, compassion, and acceptance.

"Wonder is the best kids' book of the year," said Emily Bazelon, senior editor at Slate.com and author of Sticks and Stones: Defeating the Culture of Bullying and Rediscovering the Power of Character and Empathy. In a world where bullying among young people is an epidemic, this is a refreshing new narrative full of heart and hope. 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 root for, a diamond in the rough who proves that you can’t blend in when you were born to stand out.

Publisher: Galaxy
ISBN-13: 9781471350504
ISBN-10: 1471350509
Published on 8/5/2013
Binding: Paperback

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i love this im planing to read it again

this was a great book. i loved it so much and when the mom says thats auggie is a wonder, that just, filled me with happiness so much. this book is called wonder and it is a wonder.

I loved this book. It tells the same story by different characters. A wonderful message as well that made me feel good and never wanting to judge someone based on how they look.

its sad. read it last year in fourth grade. its good i recimend it for the parents or kids ages 8-18 its kind of innaprorite for ythe ages 6 and under. but still a good book just parentes remeber that this is more a older kid book. but still good.

I heard about this book and I can't wait to get enough money to buy it,😃

This book is awsome

This book is amazing!

i rilly love it and if you like bluy books then this is the one. if you like sad books this is the one. if you like friendly books then this is the one :) :) :) :)

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