Name: Wonder
Rating: 4.81 (1862 reviews)
Author: R. J. Palacio
ISBN: 9781471350504

Wonder

By R. J. Palacio

1862 ratings 4024 reviews 2746 followers

Interest Level	Reading Level	Reading A-Z	ATOS	Word Count
Grades 4 - 7	Grades K - 1	Guided Reading: V	n/a	73053

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

Book Reviews (3823)

bot

10 years ago

i had to read the book for summer reading and i loved it.

bornagreek

10 years ago

At school a 4th graders mom is reading it to us.It's so sad how Jack Will treated August!It almost made me cry but,I was eating bacon so I didn't.I totally recommend it.

annabeth123

10 years ago

I read this book for school, thinking I'd hate it, and I was totally wrong. It was amazing. It made me laugh, cry, and everything in between. I totally recommend it.

wondering

10 years ago

This is best book I will ever read,and I hate reading!

wondering

10 years ago

i love the book the wonder,Its really sad how August is treated though. I feel really bad for him. But this book is also very hartwarming, like how summer is really nice to him. I cant wait to finish reading it,I'm half way through. And so far I completly love it!

alexgo

10 years ago

omg I am madly in love with this book it Is now one of my fav. books in the middle of it in class right now this book made me and my teacher cry it is the most sadest books ever I feel so bad for aggie he is such a sweet heart right I want to buy it tarrible

xxpish

10 years ago

Auggie Pullman is just a normal kid. But that isn’t how everyone else sees him. Auggie has a facial deformity, and other kids think he’s a “monster” and different from them because of his “scary” face. Auggie has been homeschooled his whole life, but is starting middle school at the local public school, where he doesn’t know anyone but everyone knows him, because of his face. This is the story of Auggie’s first experience with school, with friends, with bullies and trying to blend in. In R.J. Palacio’s debut novel, it’s about getting past the outside to see what’s on the inside. An incredible story, Wonder will be a a cherished book for ages to come. My thoughts: This was a WONDERful book. (See what I did there? :-) It’s very realistic and thinking about the events in this book happening in real life, you realize that no matter what someone looks like they’re as normal as you are. It is sad yet uplifting read at the same time. You just fall in love with Auggie, he’s such a sweet boy. Ugh, Julian. There’s always a Julian and you just have to find a way to not let them get to your head. If I knew Auggie, I would teach Julian a lesson. I recommend this book to everyone, and it is a great reminder to ALWAYS “Choose Kind!”