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Wonder (Wonder, #1)

R.J. Palacio

Start date: January 18, 2018

Finish date: January 18, 2018

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Aug 09, 2017 Emily Linacre rated it it was amazing

i am on a roll with good books lately! "wonder" is amazing. the author does such a spectacular job capturing the individual personalities and voices. all kids need to read this book. all people need to read this book. choose to be kind. my husby and i tell our kids all the time that everybody's different and that's okay, and i hope hope hope that they will always choose kindness. ...more

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Jul 31, 2017 Sloan rated it really liked it

This is the first J Fiction book I've read since I've been J Fic age, and I really enjoyed it! There's a lot to learn from this book, especially for younger readers. If you didn't get it from the title, the story's moral is basically 'don't judge a book by its cover' which is a moral everyone should learn, and keep working on! I also loved that the book was written from different perspectives so you could see how people other than Auggie felt about the same situations. I could really relate to A ...more

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Dec 21, 2017 Amy rated it really liked it

Shelves: read-for-library-bookclub

Definitely one I need to read again with my kids. Enjoyed the entire book, but particularly the thoughts on God and kindness. Very moving with great discussion points to use with my kiddos about bullying and how to treat others.

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Feb 15, 2013 Lindsey rated it liked it

This book is very sweet and August is a great character, you can't help but love him. But, I think I had too high of expectations for this book. Some juvenile fiction is able to capture the troubles of life in a realistic way while still remaining age appropriate and other juvenile fiction captures the troubles of life but simplifies and sunshines it. I feel like that's what happened with this book and it all felt a little formulaic. What you think will happen when he starts school happens and o ...more

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Jan 09, 2018 Laura Duffield Biegger rated it really liked it

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Feb 14, 2013 Mandi rated it it was amazing

Shelves: to-read-with-the-kids

Simple story. Simple truths. With a hell of a lot of heart. That's what Wonder is.

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