Raquel Jaramillo

A wonderful story of love, challenges, courage, and learning. August is born with a genetic disorder that effects his face terribly. His parents and sister, make him top priority to help him with the many problems he faces on a daily basis. Finally, he is goes to school with other children - children are often quite cruel and he has to learn to deal with reality, but he will never be less than special even though he is not learning disabled, so this socializing has to happen. In the end it's a story of winning. Filled with humor. You will love this family.

FROM AUDIOBOOKS.COM: Wonder is a children's novel about a bright, kind, intuitive ten-year-old who has severe facial abnormalities. August Auggie Pullman was born with a rare genetic disorder. He has endured a lot in his short life, including twenty-seven surgeries and the cruelty of strangers who recoil from his unusual appearance. But nothing could quite prepare him for the challenge he must now face: his first year of middle school. Until recently, August, who lives in Manhattan, led a fairly sheltered life with his devoted parents and his fifteen-year-old sister. He's been homeschooled for his entire life, but his parents think it's time to send him out into the world. The idea frightens him.… (more)

EXCELLENT! written in a chid's voice.
A boy with a very deformed face starts attending a normal school. this is his thoughts and then seen through the eyes of his sister and 3 other of his friends. deals with some very big issues--how the special needs person feels when people look at him/her and quickly look away, how the sister feels about her parents giving much more time to her brother and often feeling ignored or forgotten, about how his peers feel about him. how hard it is to see past his outside appearance.… (more)

Trigger warnings: Death of a father

Can't wait to read this, I loved Wonder, so I might like this one.
Update: 7.5/10, wow, this was a very emotional, but still very enjoyable book. The plot was very simple, but very entertaining, however the last part was very sad. The characters in this book were enjoyable, and they got along well together, I really liked Silas, Mittenwool, and the farmer whose name I forgot. Silas even experienced character development by making a connection with his horse and the other characters, becoming more courageous, and even became a father at the end, which was heartwarming.

The plot is that Silas' father was taken away, which led him to journey into the woods to try and find him, as I read more of the book, I discovered who the criminal was, though I didn't understand why he would kidnap Silas' father, maybe because of the money or his inventions? In the end, the police got the criminal and his accomplices, however Silas' father was shot, so he did find his father in the end, but it was the last time he saw him alive. The ending is bittersweet as later on I saw Silas grow up and have a family without his father. If you want a great historical book, this is for you.… (more)