Ten year-old August Pullman is attending school for the very first time. For most children, this would be a slightly scary thing, but Auggie's fears about school are compounded by the fact that he suffers from severe facial deformities that horrify most people. His mother has home schooled him but both of his parents feel that it would be better for Auggie to face the real world which includes school. As Auggie begins fifth grade at Beecher Prep in NYC, his sister Via (Olivia) is starting high school. Told in eight parts by Auggie and five other characters, Wonder is a meditation on how we should treat other people regardless of their appearance. While the reader cannot help being sympathetic towards Auggie and his plight, we also share the difficulties in navigating the social hierarchies of both middle school and high school, the pain of losing your best friend to popularity, the joy of first love, and the loss of a beloved family member or pet. Follow Auggie as he tries like any ordinary kit to just get through fifth grade in one piece and maybe carry up a few hearts along the way.
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If you loved this, you'll like:
Abbot, Tony. Firegirl. Little, Brown, 2006.
Baskin, Nora Raleigh. Anything but Typical. S & S, 2009.
Draper, Sharon M. Out of My Mind. Atheneum, 2010.
Erskine, Kathryn. Mockingbird. Philomel, 2010.
Hunt, Lynda Mullaly. One for the Murphys. Nancy Paulsen, 2012.
Telgemeier, Raina. Smile. Graphic, 2010.