Have you ever been changed by a book? Have you ever had so many emotions while reading a book that you feel like you lived through it and didn't just read it? Well the book Wonder by R.J. Palacio is one of those books.
The story is about a 10 year old boy named August Pullman who is a bright and wonderful boy, and who also has an extremely rare facial deformity This has made making friends and being considered "normal", difficult for him. He lives in a neighborhood in Manhattan, with his mom, dad, sister Via, and dog Daisy. In the story, his parents decide that it is time for Auggie to start going to school for 5th grade and he begins attending the private school Beecher Prep. Well as you can guess it is not an easy transition for August, but he being an extremely special kid, handles it well. He meets a few new friends named Summer, and Jack and just like with any kid experiencing life, things never go totally smooth. The other students alienate him, and on Halloween, his favorite holiday, things take a turn that August must battle through.
As the book progresses, the writer does a really unique thing and writes it from different character points of view. You get to hear from his sister Via, friends Jack, and Summer, Justin, Via's boyfriend, Miranda, Via's "old best friend", and a few times from August in between it all. This lets you see what is going on with other characters, along with experiencing the same event from multiple points of view.
Needless to say, this book gives you many different feelings as you experience this first year of school with August and his friends and family. You will catch yourself at near tears, you will go from hating to loving some characters, and you will be left changed by this beautiful story.
“Here’s what I think: the only reason I’m not ordinary is that no one else sees me that way.”
― R.J. Palacio, Wonder
"WHEN GIVEN THE CHOICE BETWEEN BEING
RIGHT OR BEING KIND, CHOOSE KIND.”
― R.J. Palacio, Wonder
The story is about a 10 year old boy named August Pullman who is a bright and wonderful boy, and who also has an extremely rare facial deformity This has made making friends and being considered "normal", difficult for him. He lives in a neighborhood in Manhattan, with his mom, dad, sister Via, and dog Daisy. In the story, his parents decide that it is time for Auggie to start going to school for 5th grade and he begins attending the private school Beecher Prep. Well as you can guess it is not an easy transition for August, but he being an extremely special kid, handles it well. He meets a few new friends named Summer, and Jack and just like with any kid experiencing life, things never go totally smooth. The other students alienate him, and on Halloween, his favorite holiday, things take a turn that August must battle through.
As the book progresses, the writer does a really unique thing and writes it from different character points of view. You get to hear from his sister Via, friends Jack, and Summer, Justin, Via's boyfriend, Miranda, Via's "old best friend", and a few times from August in between it all. This lets you see what is going on with other characters, along with experiencing the same event from multiple points of view.
Needless to say, this book gives you many different feelings as you experience this first year of school with August and his friends and family. You will catch yourself at near tears, you will go from hating to loving some characters, and you will be left changed by this beautiful story.
“Here’s what I think: the only reason I’m not ordinary is that no one else sees me that way.”
― R.J. Palacio, Wonder
"WHEN GIVEN THE CHOICE BETWEEN BEING
RIGHT OR BEING KIND, CHOOSE KIND.”
― R.J. Palacio, Wonder