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Wonder (Wonder, #1)

R.J. Palacio

Start date: September 1, 2019

Finish date: September 30, 2019

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Jul 30, 2013 Ahtims rated it it was amazing

Shelves: borrowed, ebooks, awards, son-and-me, medical, young-adult

"Wonder" was really wonderful, a story with a message, a heart, lots of love and longing - the longings of a ten year old with a badly deformed face to live life normally with friends and fringes. Auggie Pull man is a sweet little guy, who hasn't turned bitter despite his socially ad psychologically humiliating condition. He is full of hope and courage, and finally succeeds in carving a niche for himself. I was thoroughly moved by Auggie, his sister, parents and the ordinary boys and girls who s ...more

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Feb 16, 2012 Mark rated it really liked it

Shelves: sibling-relationships, relationships, young-adult-literature, coming-of-age, characters-with-disabilities, bullying-peer-pressure

"I know I'm not an ordinary ten-year-old kid. I mean, sure, I do ordinary things. I eat ice cream. I ride my bike. I play ball. I have an XBox. Stuff like that makes me ordinary, I guess. And I feel ordinary. Inside. But I know ordinary kids don't make other ordinary kids run away screaming in playgrounds. I know ordinary kids don't get stared at wherever they go. "

10 year-old August Pullman likes all the things other boys his age do, and wants to do all the same things. The trouble is, he'll ne ...more

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Sep 06, 2013 Angie Taylor rated it it was amazing

I'm giving this five stars because of the overall message: Try to be a little kinder than is necessary. That was what this story is about. It's not the best writing, and the plot line is ridiculously predictable, but who cares. I hope I'm a kinder person for reading this. This is the kind of story I want my kids to read so they will be better people. A perfect, feel-good read. ...more

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Dec 25, 2016 Barbara rated it it was ok · review of another edition

Shelves: 2017-reading-challenge-discussion, 2017-library-friday-grp

Feb. 2017 library book group read. I know this book is about a 10 yr. old boy with a deformity. That being said, I just couldn't get into it that much. Good message for kids and a good book for middle school kids to read. ...more

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