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So good! I just e-mailed all of my coworkers and told them they must read this book ASAP! August has been homeschooled his whole life because of the many surgeries he has gone through to correct numerous severe birth defects. Now as he enters fifth grade, he prepares to go to regular school for the first time. Auggie is just like everyone else underneath, but on the surface he definitely stands out in a crowd. As one character puts it "Let's face it... the universe was not kind to Auggie Pullman
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Great read. The protagonist is only in 5th grade, but it wasn't a younger grades book. Auggie looks very different from everyone else because of a condition he was born with. He's never gone to school because of it, but his parents decide he needs to go to middle school. This is his story. The world of middle school, the thoughtless comments, the cliques are all there--including the parents of some of the kids. It's told from varying viewpoints, and I really liked that. I think this is a book pa
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Not quite perfect, but so evocative and sometimes simply brilliant! In a world that needs more kindness, this is a must-read for everyone from 10 to 110!
May 2015 - Reading to kids now!
Dec 25, 2012
Beth Given
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A good, heartwarming story with a great message. Here is a children's novel that I can actually see children reading -- which is a good thing -- except that, based on the buzz I'd heard about it, I was expecting near-Newbery material along the same lines as The Wednesday Wars or Inside Out & Back Again (so that's why only three stars from me). Still, this would be a great book for parents to share with their nine- or ten- or eleven-year-old to help facilitate a discussion about friendship, kindn
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The 2013 Good Reads Mock Newbery winner. Did not actually receive any Newbery recognition.
I loved this book. I was hooked right away and couldn't stop reading it. The author's first novel. Will be watching for her next one. ...more
I loved this book. I was hooked right away and couldn't stop reading it. The author's first novel. Will be watching for her next one. ...more
This is a beautiful book. I hoping it will get some recognition this coming week when the Newbery award and honors are announced.
I just finished reading it with Aerie. Check out my full review at www.bookdivabooks.blogspot.com under the "What we've been reading lately post". ...more
I just finished reading it with Aerie. Check out my full review at www.bookdivabooks.blogspot.com under the "What we've been reading lately post". ...more
Told from various points of view, this is a satisfying and successful story, which many will enjoy.
I thought I had posted this one already- It was amazing and really goes to show what a difference people can make. One mean act or one kind act can start a domino effect.
Don't recommend the audio version though- tried to listen to it after I read it and I just didn't like how it was done. ...more
Don't recommend the audio version though- tried to listen to it after I read it and I just didn't like how it was done. ...more
There are no words to describe this book. Heartwarming, charming, real.... We can all identify with August in some way. All should read this book - adults and children alike. What powerful conversations will arise from it. I for one will be reading it to my students this year.
Jul 19, 2012
Maegen
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Jan 04, 2013
June
marked it as to-read
Jan 10, 2013
Hannah
marked it as to-read
