Book Review: Wonder

Date Finished: 12/22/17

Pages Read: 312

Rating: 7 out of 10

Genre: Fiction

Author: RJ Palacio

Setting: School, August's House, Outside, etc



August (Auggie) Pullman is not like any other ordinary kid. He does ordinary stuff. He eats ordinary stuff. H e has ordinary stuff. But he does not look ordinary. Ordinary kids don;'t make other kids run away from them and scream on the playground. Ordinary kids don't get stared at wherever they go. And ordinary kids look ordinary. August is not an ordinary kid. He has had 27 surgeries since he has been born, and now he is 10 and just about to go into 5th grade. Problem is, he has to actually go to school...and he has never done that before. August knows that this will not be easy- especially with his face. What will happen at his new school? Will he make friends...or will he be bullied the whole year through? This book was  pretty good, I liked the story of it. This book made me think about what it is to be a privileged kid, and it also made me think about what it must be like to have a disfigured face like August's. My favorite part was when August met Summer, because at first she was the only girl who was nice to him. I think you would like this book if you like a good book about what it is to be a friend. I think the lesson in this book is, "It's not enough to be friendly. You have to be a Friend."