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We listened to this one in the car on our Spring Break trip to Virginia. It's still a very good, heart wrenching book that I'll be reading and recommending for years to come.
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August (Auggie) is a pretty normal kid except that he was born with a facial deformity. The book follows Auggie's first experience attending school, he will be in the 5th grade; in the past he was homeschooled. The highs and lows of Auggie's school year are told through multiple viewpoints and with honesty. I really appreciated the artistic choice to have Auggie refuse to describe his physical appearance to the reader and I felt that the way in which his sister, Via, described him was honest and
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6/14--Re-reading again in preparation to read Julian's chapter. Third time is STILL a charm.
5/13 Just as good the second time around!
This amazing MG story made me laugh and cry. It is the story of Auggie, a fifth grader new to school. He was previously homeschooled due to multiple surgeries to try and correct a severe craniofacial abnormality. However, the surgeries haven't done much to fix Auggie's face and he is still a frightening sight to many. The author did a wonderful job of showing not o ...more
5/13 Just as good the second time around!
This amazing MG story made me laugh and cry. It is the story of Auggie, a fifth grader new to school. He was previously homeschooled due to multiple surgeries to try and correct a severe craniofacial abnormality. However, the surgeries haven't done much to fix Auggie's face and he is still a frightening sight to many. The author did a wonderful job of showing not o ...more
I enjoyed this book- easy to read; I finished it in a day. I like the premise of the book and I want lots of kids to read it, but I don't know that they will really take it to heart. Kindness counts and it really matters, but in order for kids to get that, they have to really live it, just like August, Jack and the other kids did in the woods. That's what makes the tides turn. I know our big push at school this year has been kindness. I have said it over and over the past week - practice kindnes
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Great story! Told from various points of view, the story is about a boy named Auggie who will be attending school for the first time having been home schooled until now. He will begin 5th grade at a private school. Auggie has severe facial deformities that make it difficult for other students to accept him. Auggie keeps his spirits up as he adjusts to school and his classmates adjust to him. Auggie is able to laugh at himself where others run away. He accepts his face and has learned to live the
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August is a funny and smart fifth grade boy who loves Star Wars and his dog. He has has been homeschooled his whole life and his parents have decided that it is time for him to attend school. August also has craniofacial abnormalities that makes this transition more complicated for both August and his classmates who are not quite sure what to think about him.
The story is told from different viewpoints including August, his sister and friends from school. The author does an outstanding job of mak ...more
The story is told from different viewpoints including August, his sister and friends from school. The author does an outstanding job of mak ...more
Sheer perfection. This one will stay with me a lifetime, and ties for the best book I have read this year (so far) with The Fault in Our Stars. I did notice that both books have blue covers, the main characters names are similar (August and Augustus), and both are books about tough subjects with super shiny hope-filled centers that will change your life for the better when you read them.
In a perfect world, this would be required reading for all kids in grades 5-7.
In a perfect world, this would be required reading for all kids in grades 5-7.
I've been putting this one off. I knew what it was about and I had preconceived notions. Wrong, wrong, wrong. This could have been such a heavy, depressing book. But, Auggie is indeed the most extraordinary "ordinary" boy. He deals with life's challenges with an amazing degree of grace and patience. I think this would make an excellent read-aloud. The chapters are very short, and it's told in alternating perspectives. There's a lesson here for all of us about being kinder than necessary. It's pr
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I liked this story ok, but not as much as the recent Out of My Mind, another story about a student with physical challenge.
Amazing book! A must read for any YA fans.
This is a heart-warming story about standing up for friends and learning to love yourself. I really liked the multiple perspectives in this story, especially considering how self-absorbed August is. I mean, that is very realistic for a middle school age boy and getting some outside perspective helped move the story along. I think this would be a great story for a middle school teacher to read aloud to a class. It definitely has its sad and difficult moments but the moments of sweetness and hope
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Recommended for fans of "Liar and Spy" by Rebecca Stead and vice versa. Both books deal with elementary/middle schoolers who are bullied, and overcome the bullying by forming a community of friends and allies. Great read, devoured it in one day. Well written. The message, "choose kind" is important to readers of all ages. I was pleasantly surprised that it switched between different characters' viewpoints throughout the book. Highly recommended.
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Mar 26, 2012
Paul
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