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I can certainly see what all the fuss was about. This book was great. Told by multiple narrators, this book centers around the life of August "Auggie" Pullman, a fifth-grader who was born with a very misshapen face. He has been homeschooled his whole life, as a result of all of the surgeries he has had to endure, but he's starting 5th grade at a real middle school, complete with all the horrors that typical kids endure in middle school.
Polacio does a great job of writing from the point-of-view ...more
Polacio does a great job of writing from the point-of-view ...more
Good story about the shifting morass that is middle school. August "Auggie" Pullman has been homeschooled because of profound cranio-facial abnormalities, but his parents decide before the start of fifth grade that it's in his best interest to attend a regular school.
Multiple narrators (including some of his new classmates) relate his struggles to adjust to middle school. Many of these - where to sit, who to talk to, what to wear, which hobbies to emphasize or hide - are ones common to any midd ...more
Multiple narrators (including some of his new classmates) relate his struggles to adjust to middle school. Many of these - where to sit, who to talk to, what to wear, which hobbies to emphasize or hide - are ones common to any midd ...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
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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A solid 4.5 stars, but not quite 5. Let me preface this review by saying that I do not like audiobooks. I LOVED THIS AUDIOBOOK. Typically, audiobooks don't hold my attention, but I was captivated by the different voices of the many characters who tell this story. All of the characters are well-thought-out and believable, which is why this story succeeds. That being said, the plot was fairly predictable, and the characters seemed to have been created to fit a specific mold. However, these things
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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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Such a great book! R.J. Palacio did a really great job writing this book and coming up with a very difficult and tender story that shows how resilient and amazing kids can be.l
So heart wrenching, yet heart warming. A must read. You will fall in love with so many characters in this book. Highly recommended!
Great story, managed to be touching without being sappy.
You should listen to it, it was a nice book.
Feb 05, 2013
Staci
marked it as to-read
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Apr 22, 2014
Alison McKenzie
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it was amazing
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Dec 19, 2017
ashley (rhea's version)
marked it as to-read
