Wonder is a fantastic story, that teaches others to be kind. Not only to the people you like, nor if they look pretty or handsome. You should be kind to everyone, no matter what thing or situation. Wonder is about a boy named August (Auggie) Pullman. He wants to be an ordinary kid, that's all. But he says he just isn't. Let's take a look in the past. Auggie was given birth by his mother, and the doctor was a teenage newbie. When the assistant doctors first saw Auggie's face, they ran from the room. As Auggie grew up, he was given at least 27 surgeries to help his face. Now let's go back to the present. Auggie is now at 5th grade, at Breech Prep Middle. Everybody always takes a look at him, look away, then look back again, according to Auggie. Auggie now has to fend off bullies and also try to fit in and act ordinary. This story goes on, and I just want to pause it here because I want you to read this heartwarming story that everybody should understand. I give this book 5/5 because it teaches a lesson. A lesson that everyone should remember.
Wonder
By R. J. Palacio
| 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.
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For me I do not like to read and my parents made me read this book it was okay
This book was a really enjoyable, inspirational, book. The main character is a young boy named Auggie (short for August). He was born with facial deformities but still had big dreams. He had been homeschooled his whole life but in entering 6th grade, he decided to take a leap in faith and decided to enter a public school; full of bullies, bystanders, and strangers. In the book, Auggie learns and grows from many hardships, relationships, and pain. I would really recommend this book to anyone searching for an amazing read.
This book wasn't as good as I had expected probably because it wasn't my type of genre. I would recommend it to you if you like books about people's lives and hardships. Also, if you liked this book then you should read Out of My Mind which is a really good book.
Wonder is an amazing book about a boy named August or "Auggie" Auggie is deformed and he was home schooled by his mom but now, his parents agreed to send him to public middle school. He meets new friends like Summer and Jack well. Julian is also a boy and really hates August. Auggie tries to survive the difficult middle school with the help of his friends....
This book is about a little boy who is not normal. He has been homeschooled most of his life. When he was born he had problems, his face was different and there was something else wrong too. By the time he was going into like 5th grade, he had like 27 surgeries on his face. His older sister had always been really supportive along with his parents. Auggie was going to be starting 5th grade at a public school. He went through lots of bullying because he was different. At the same time as all of this was happening his sister was going through some stuff, with a boy, and with friends. She never expressed anything to her parents because she thought they were too busy with Auggie. Their dog also died and the family went through some hard time with that. Auggie eventually made good friends and people stuck up for him when he got bullied.
I like this book a lot. It is about a boy who is disabled and has to go to school. He does make friends that know that is is more than that meets the eye.
***SPOILER ALERT*** I recently got to read the book Wonder. I think that the plot of the book Wonder by R.J. Palacio is about a boy named August Pullman (Auggie) who has physical deformities and has to overcome challenges that he faces. I connected with this book well. I think I liked it because I always have been, and will continue to be, a very kind, nice girl. While I read the book, I felt sad and upset for Auggie. I wanted to help him. I loved that Auggie managed to be happy by the end. I learned from this book, too. I learned that even though you are different you can still do anything you set your mind to. I also learned that it always pays off to be nice. I learned this because the nice people in the book became best friends with Auggie and saw the inside of him, not just the outside. I am glad that Auggie didn’t give up and found his friends. As I read Wonder I definitely saw Auggie change. He started out as a nervous, sad, unhappy person. He was unhappy because he was getting teased and bullied. Then he went on a field trip to the Nature Retreat. While he was on the field trip seventh graders started bullying Auggie and Jack. Other people from Auggie’s class, who normally didn't like him, came and rescued the boys. After that experience, Auggie felt more confident and happy. He also had many friends. Everything turned around for him. He still had a few bumps, of course, but the road he was heading down had smoothed out. I found this book very inspiring. I liked the part where Jack apologized to Auggie for saying mean stuff about him behind his back. I think that the author included this scene because the author wanted to show the struggles that Auggie had to face. She also wanted to show Jack's true personality and show that he was not another one of the bullies. She wanted to show that Auggie could trust Jack no matter what Jack said. She even included a chapter from Jack's point of view to really put the reader in Jack’s shoes. As an example, while Jack was in class he realized what he did that made Auggie mad at him. As soon as he realized, he deeply regretted it. She wanted to show that Auggie was not alone. That is my opinion of the book Wonder.
I love this book and the movie
I loved this book so much.