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Oct 24, 2012
Dana Berglund
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it was amazing
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Wow.
This is the story of August, or Auggie, and his journey through a year of public school for the first time in his 10-year-old life. He has a combination of genetic disorders that have rendered his facial features quite unlike a typical child's. The story is told through the eyes of several different characters in a cascade that fits so well together, I was never bothered by the switch in narrators. Books that have to do with accepting each other's differences can often become cloying, preac ...more
This is the story of August, or Auggie, and his journey through a year of public school for the first time in his 10-year-old life. He has a combination of genetic disorders that have rendered his facial features quite unlike a typical child's. The story is told through the eyes of several different characters in a cascade that fits so well together, I was never bothered by the switch in narrators. Books that have to do with accepting each other's differences can often become cloying, preac ...more
Good story about the shifting morass that is middle school. August "Auggie" Pullman has been homeschooled because of profound cranio-facial abnormalities, but his parents decide before the start of fifth grade that it's in his best interest to attend a regular school.
Multiple narrators (including some of his new classmates) relate his struggles to adjust to middle school. Many of these - where to sit, who to talk to, what to wear, which hobbies to emphasize or hide - are ones common to any midd ...more
Multiple narrators (including some of his new classmates) relate his struggles to adjust to middle school. Many of these - where to sit, who to talk to, what to wear, which hobbies to emphasize or hide - are ones common to any midd ...more
I have been hearing about this book for a long time, and now that I finally read it I can understand why. Wonder is one of those books that, perhaps despite its flaws, will definitely stick with you. The main character, Auggie, is a lovable hero. The reader finds themselves falling in love with him even as the children at his school do.
But, and perhaps I am too cynical, this was one of the main issues I had with the book. Everything seems to eventually come up roses for the main character. I gu ...more
But, and perhaps I am too cynical, this was one of the main issues I had with the book. Everything seems to eventually come up roses for the main character. I gu ...more
Wonderful, honest, sweet story. The parents were a bit magical and everything resolved beautifully and easily, but, you know, it is a children's book and not a dark and twisty adult book. I can't wait to introduce Auggie to my niece and nephews.
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I listened to this with Alex for his book club. It was a heartwarming story, and we plan to see the movie with his friends when it comes out this fall. It was a bit young for him as a reader, but it was a good story with good characters.
this. book. everyone should read it. everyone should choose kindness. the end.
One of the best kids' books I have ever read.
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May 11, 2013
Kristi
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really liked it
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Jan 21, 2014
Claire Jefferies
marked it as to-read
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Sep 16, 2016
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