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Kindness... that's what the principal, Mr. Tushman, tells the 5th graders is important in life in his graduation speech. "If every single person in this room made it a rule that wherever you are, whenever you can, you will try to act a little kinder than is necessary - the world really would be a better place. And if you do this, if you act just a little kinder than is necessary, someone else, somewhere, someday, may recognize in you, in every single one of you, the face of God." pg. 301.
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There were a couple things I really liked about this book. I liked that the narrator changed and you got to see a number of different sides of what was going on. Sometimes this was the same scene from different view points, but sometimes it was person A narrating the winter and person B narrating the spring.
I liked that August, our hero, does not describe himself. You have to wait until the sister gets to tell her side to find out about what is wrong with him.
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I liked that August, our hero, does not describe himself. You have to wait until the sister gets to tell her side to find out about what is wrong with him.
I like that, while things are not ea ...more
1 children’s audiobook (chapter book) from ALSC Notable Recordings 2010-2012
Palacio, R J, Nick Podehl, Kate Rudd, and Diana Steele. Wonder. Grand Haven, MI: Brilliance Audio, 2011. Sound recording.
August Pullman is called Auggie for short by his friends and supportive family and Zombie Kid by the kids in fifth grade at his new school. However, not all of the fifth graders call him that. Jack and Summer, Auggie's only two friends refuse to take part in the atrocious treatment Auggie receives f ...more
Palacio, R J, Nick Podehl, Kate Rudd, and Diana Steele. Wonder. Grand Haven, MI: Brilliance Audio, 2011. Sound recording.
August Pullman is called Auggie for short by his friends and supportive family and Zombie Kid by the kids in fifth grade at his new school. However, not all of the fifth graders call him that. Jack and Summer, Auggie's only two friends refuse to take part in the atrocious treatment Auggie receives f ...more
Apr 03, 2012
Frances
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So good! This was a quick read, but it made me laugh and it yanked (mostly happy) tears from me more than once. August and his family seemed a little too good to be true at first, but they sure grow on you. The use of multiple narrators works well, and Palacio has a knack for drawing pretty believable kids.
May 04, 2012
Marta Boksenbaum
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This is an excellent book, well written with a positive message behind it. August Pullman is a ten year old boy with facial deformities which are bad enough to make people stop and stare or glance away as quickly as possible. Homeschooled until now, August learns to navigate middle school life which is hard enough as it is without being called a freak for real. August encounters people at their worst but also people at their best. He makes friends with some and not with others, and does so in a
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This is the best book I have read this year! I couldn't put it down and it was a quick and easy read. There is one question I do have about this book and that is, why did R.J. Palacio write Justin's part in lower case letters?
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This book was delightful!
This was really more of a a 3.5-star read for me, but I'm going to be generous and give it four because the audio narration was spectacular. Not perfect, but a good representation of what it's like to grow up "different" or be a sibling of a child with special needs, though I did feel that some things were quite oversimplified.
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So heart wrenching, yet heart warming. A must read. You will fall in love with so many characters in this book. Highly recommended!
You should listen to it, it was a nice book.
Apr 27, 2012
Gillian Dawson
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Oct 15, 2012
Terri
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Feb 05, 2013
Staci
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