We read this book in my class. It is so good and a tiny bit sad, too. The farting nurse is so funny!
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.
Publisher: Knopf Books for Young Readers
ISBN-13: 9780375869020
ISBN-10: 0375969020
Published on 2/14/2012
Binding: Hardcover
Number of pages: 320
Book Reviews (3836)
We are reading it in class and we are up to part 2 via's point of view and it is really funny about the farting nurse and when august was born the doctor fainted because the
wow. changed my life. so moving.
Once you read the first sentence of the book you will fall in love with it and will want to read more! I loved the book.
Don't judge a book by it's cover, so they say. So why do they judge a boy by his face? Wonder is a beautiful book written about a boy named August, about to enter 5th grade as his first ever year at school. He has been homeschooled and his parents have been trying to protect him from the cruel world outside of his neighbourhood. It's not easy-the teasing, the bullying, being the new student. And it's even harder when you are August. People gawk and look away as they see him, not wanting to touch him as if he has the plague. He's not a normal child;. he has a facial abnormality with his genetics, and his face is not normal. Many people only see his abnormal face and not the wonderful, enthusiastic and bright child inside. Will Auggie be able to make a friend and get through 5th grade, or will he break down before 5th grade is over?
Wonder is one of my favorite books!! The story is about a fifth grader named Auggie Pullman. I really liked Auggie and the story about his first year in a real school. This book makes you want to be a kinder person.
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omg i cryed so much wail reading it
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I read this book and it is so far one of my favorite books. I have read it twice. I cried a lot while reading this book and laughed a lot. It was a great story for me and I really loved it. I really want them to make a movie about it.
I love this book. I cried a lot.