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Wonder (Wonder, #1)

R.J. Palacio

Start date: July 1, 2017

Finish date: July 31, 2017

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Apr 22, 2015 Mariah Roze rated it really liked it · review of another edition

This book is such a good read to read with middle schoolers! I am so glad that this book is quickly being added to the curriculum of every middle school and junior high in WI.

I personally read this with a bunch of my 9th graders that are not at grade level reading level and they loved this book!

I highly suggest everyone read it because it is a quick read and has a great meaning :)

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Dec 26, 2016 Marcela rated it it was amazing

Shelves: favorites, young-adult, inspirational, fiction

I thoroughly enjoyed reading this book. What a wonderful book! Wonder is about a young boy, August, who was born with a face deformity and is about to start fifth grade in a private school after being home-schooled his whole life. R.J. Palacio did a great job depicting the different young characters' points of view and in a way that one can relate with all of them. I don't usually read YA books, but found this one as part of a list of books being made into movies in 2017. I am a second grade tea ...more

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Feb 25, 2015 Randi rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

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I was urged to read this book by my 9 year old daughter. She even said to me, "Have you started Wonder? You know it means a lot to me!". So I got on it right away.
She sure did pick a good book for her momma. I absolutely loved the message of this book. If there's one thing I've tried to teach my kids, it's that, above all else, Kindness. This book said everything I've always told my daughter, (view spoiler) ...more

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Dec 11, 2013 Saba Maroof rated it it was amazing

Loved this book. Beautifully written. As an adult, I realized how much I missed youth fiction reading this book. As a child psychiatrist it made me think of many patients that have their own disabilities.

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