Wonder

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R. J. Palacio: Wonder (2016)

English language

Published Nov. 2, 2016

OCLC Number:
1020708700

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August Pullman was born with a facial deformity that, up until now, prevented him from going to a mainstream school. Starting 5th grade at Beecher Prep, he wants nothing more than to be treated as an ordinary kid -- but his classmates can't get past Auggie's extraordinary face. Wonder begins from Auggie's point of view, but soon switches to include his classmates, his sister, her boyfriend, and others. These perspectives converge in a portrait of one community's struggle with empathy, compassion, and acceptance.

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Subjects

  • Human Abnormalities
  • Brothers and sisters
  • Middle schools
  • Private schools
  • Students
  • Divorce
  • Juvenile fiction
  • Fiction
  • Parent and child
  • Schools
  • Self-acceptance

Places

  • Manhattan (New York, N.Y.)
  • New York (State)
  • New York