AugustPullmanwasbornwithafacialdifferencethat,upuntilnow,haspreventedhimfromgoingtoamainstreamschool.Starting5thgradeatBeecherPrep,hewantsnothingmorethantobetreatedasanordinarykid--buthisnewclassmatescan’tgetpastAuggie’sextraordinaryface.Wonder,a#1NewYorkTimesbestseller,beginsfromAuggie’spointofview,butsoonswitchestoincludehisclassmates,hissister,herboyfriend,andothers.Theseperspectivesconvergeinaportraitofonecommunity’sstrugglewithempathy,compassion,andacceptance.
Inaworldwherebullyingamongyoungpeopleisanepidemic,thisisarefreshingnewnarrativefullofheartandhope.R.J.Palaciohascalledherdebutnovel“ameditationonkindness“--indeed,everyreaderwillcomeawaywithagreaterappreciationforthesimplecourageoffriendship.Auggieisaherotorootfor,whoprovesthatyoucan’tblendinwhenyouwereborntostandout.
