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I’ve been wanting to read this book for months. I’ve seen its mysterious cover on tens of blogs. I’ve read tens of reviews of it, all of them raves.
And now I’ve finally gotten around to it. Wow. All I can say is, If you want children to understand what it’s like to be different, share this book with them. Powerful story.
And now I’ve finally gotten around to it. Wow. All I can say is, If you want children to understand what it’s like to be different, share this book with them. Powerful story.
Born with several genetic abnormalities, 10-year-old August Pullman, called Auggie, dreams of being “ordinary.” Inside, he knows he’s like every other kid, but even after 27 surgeries, the central character of “Wonder” bears facial disfigurations so pronounced that people who see him for the first time do “that look-away thing” — if they manage to hide their shock and horror.
“Whatever you’re thinking, it’s probably worse,” he says of his face as the book begins. He’s used to the stares and mean ...more
“Whatever you’re thinking, it’s probably worse,” he says of his face as the book begins. He’s used to the stares and mean ...more
This is an outstanding book. I hope that someday this will become required reading for all students.
It is such a good story, poignant, memorable and moving.
It is such a good story, poignant, memorable and moving.
I read a reviewed this book for our book club. It's a simple easy to read book but one that makes you stop and feel real empathy for each of the characters and what they are thinking. I love how we truly get to think about how Julian might feel on the inside facing the world as someone who is so different from everyone else. If you have ever felt that you don't fit in or know someone else who feels that they stand out in society because of their differences this is a good book for you. It also m
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