Wonder

Wonder

By R. J. Palacio

1862 ratings 4024 reviews 2745 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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If you like this book, I recommend the other book by this author.

I love this book. There is a movie, but I think the book is better.

I watched the movie before

my teacher read that book before

Great book. The movie was better but the book was so good.

It was long but good. I was shipping him and summer.

This book is fascinating. Its story is from many perspectives. It is about a boy different from all the other kids. He goes to school for the first time and faces many difficulties. it is one of those books that are impossible to make the right prediction. That's what makes it so interesting.

This book is very interesting, it the story from many perspectives. It is about a boy who is different from all the other people in the world. He goes to school for the first time and faces many difficulties. It is one of those books that are impossible to make the right prediction, that is what makes it so interesting!

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