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Ten-year-old Auggie Pullman, who was born with extreme facial abnormalities and was not expected to survive, goes from being home-schooled to entering fifth grade at a private middle school in Manhattan, which entails enduring the taunting and fear of his classmates as he struggles to be seen as just another student.Tags
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bookwren Both stories involve a highly-challenged child with a supportive family and friends. The girl in Out of My Mind has cerebral palsy.
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Lagrangesnest They are both well written compassionate, funny and humane books. Although Wonder isn't about a boy with a disability , both books tell the story of two individuals that manage the socially imposed difficulties of their 'conditions'. The narration in both is in first person in Wonder by August Pullman(Auggie ), his friends and family, and in The Curious Incident of The Dog In The Night-time by Christopher Boone, a boy with Asperger's Syndrome.
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BeckyJG Both are similarly moving stories about approaching difficult issues with kindness and compassion.
2wonderY Success beyond physics with personality.
dara85 True story of boy with facial deformity.
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I started to love this book at the end of the first chapter when Auggie says, "I won't describe what I look like. Whatever you're thinking, it's probably worse."
And then I got to the first POV change, where we start to see things from Auggie's sister Via's perspective. Wow! I didn't see another narrator coming and it kind of blew me away that this book wasn't going to be just Auggie's story.
Though our hero is in a very dramatic situation, nothing felt overblown or exaggerated. In fact, the quietness, the everday-ness of the story is really what makes it stand out. I was, at some middle point in the book, describing it to the people as "The Elephant Man for kids" but it's really more of an everyday life story about a community that is show more given the opportunity to grow. show less
And then I got to the first POV change, where we start to see things from Auggie's sister Via's perspective. Wow! I didn't see another narrator coming and it kind of blew me away that this book wasn't going to be just Auggie's story.
Though our hero is in a very dramatic situation, nothing felt overblown or exaggerated. In fact, the quietness, the everday-ness of the story is really what makes it stand out. I was, at some middle point in the book, describing it to the people as "The Elephant Man for kids" but it's really more of an everyday life story about a community that is show more given the opportunity to grow. show less
Amazing book, told from various perspectives, which reminded me that we never know the whole story. I am about as sarcastic and cynical as they come, but this book made me want to be a little softer toward people. Several close calls on crying as I read, but gave up the fight on page 204: "the universe takes care of all its birds." So glad I fell victim to the Twitter-English-Teacher-peer-pressure and read this book before school started. Going to copy several of them and read this aloud to my juniors this year.
Actually 4.25 stars.
*Wonder* by R.J. Palacio is one of those rare books that fundamentally changes how you see the world and the people around you. It's a story that made me feel everything—joy, anger, sadness, hope—and left me with a deeper understanding of what it means to be kind and human.
The book follows Auggie Pullman, a boy with severe facial differences, as he navigates fifth grade in a mainstream school for the first time. What makes this story so powerful is that it's not just Auggie's perspective—we also hear from his sister, his friends, and even kids who aren't always kind to him. This multi-perspective approach is brilliant because it shows how one person's presence can ripple through an entire community in ways both show more beautiful and complicated.
What struck me most was how the book made me simultaneously love and hate people. I loved the characters who showed courage and compassion—like Summer, who sits with Auggie at lunch simply because she wants to, or Jack Will, who learns what true friendship means. But I also felt genuine anger toward the kids who were cruel, the parents who whispered, and anyone who judged Auggie based solely on his appearance. The book doesn't shy away from showing that meanness exists, and that it hurts.
But here's what makes *Wonder* truly special: it also shows that people can change. Not everyone who starts out mean stays that way. Some characters who initially avoid or mock Auggie eventually come around when they're given the chance to see beyond his face and recognize his humanity. The book suggests that if we respond to unkindness with patience and grace—not because it's easy, but because it's right—we might give others the opportunity to become better versions of themselves.
Palacio's writing is accessible and honest, making this a book that works for both kids and adults. She doesn't sugarcoat the pain of being different or the cruelty that can come from fear and ignorance. But she also doesn't make the story hopeless. Instead, she shows that small acts of kindness—choosing to sit with someone, standing up when it matters, looking beyond the surface—can create profound change.
The book's central message, "Choose kind," sounds simple, but it's actually quite radical. It asks us to actively decide, in every interaction, to lead with compassion. It challenges us to see the person behind the face, the story behind the appearance, the full humanity in everyone we meet.
*Wonder* made me cry, made me think, and made me want to be a better person. It's a book that should be required reading because it teaches empathy in a way that feels real and earned, not preachy. If you haven't read it yet, please do. It's a reminder that we all have the power to make someone's world a little kinder, one choice at a time. show less
*Wonder* by R.J. Palacio is one of those rare books that fundamentally changes how you see the world and the people around you. It's a story that made me feel everything—joy, anger, sadness, hope—and left me with a deeper understanding of what it means to be kind and human.
The book follows Auggie Pullman, a boy with severe facial differences, as he navigates fifth grade in a mainstream school for the first time. What makes this story so powerful is that it's not just Auggie's perspective—we also hear from his sister, his friends, and even kids who aren't always kind to him. This multi-perspective approach is brilliant because it shows how one person's presence can ripple through an entire community in ways both show more beautiful and complicated.
What struck me most was how the book made me simultaneously love and hate people. I loved the characters who showed courage and compassion—like Summer, who sits with Auggie at lunch simply because she wants to, or Jack Will, who learns what true friendship means. But I also felt genuine anger toward the kids who were cruel, the parents who whispered, and anyone who judged Auggie based solely on his appearance. The book doesn't shy away from showing that meanness exists, and that it hurts.
But here's what makes *Wonder* truly special: it also shows that people can change. Not everyone who starts out mean stays that way. Some characters who initially avoid or mock Auggie eventually come around when they're given the chance to see beyond his face and recognize his humanity. The book suggests that if we respond to unkindness with patience and grace—not because it's easy, but because it's right—we might give others the opportunity to become better versions of themselves.
Palacio's writing is accessible and honest, making this a book that works for both kids and adults. She doesn't sugarcoat the pain of being different or the cruelty that can come from fear and ignorance. But she also doesn't make the story hopeless. Instead, she shows that small acts of kindness—choosing to sit with someone, standing up when it matters, looking beyond the surface—can create profound change.
The book's central message, "Choose kind," sounds simple, but it's actually quite radical. It asks us to actively decide, in every interaction, to lead with compassion. It challenges us to see the person behind the face, the story behind the appearance, the full humanity in everyone we meet.
*Wonder* made me cry, made me think, and made me want to be a better person. It's a book that should be required reading because it teaches empathy in a way that feels real and earned, not preachy. If you haven't read it yet, please do. It's a reminder that we all have the power to make someone's world a little kinder, one choice at a time. show less
Let's start with the good: I thought that Wonder was an amazing and nuanced view of the social intricacies from late elementary school to early high school. By introducing multiple perspectives, RJ Palacio has written one of the most insightful pieces about how people inadvertently become bullies, alienate their friends or switch social groups. It rang very true, and more informed than a lot of the non-fiction references about bullying.
I also liked having a book about someone with a craniofacial anomaly. Too often disability characters in YA are completely sanitized: "normal person in a wheelchair!" style. Auggie was a great and honest portrayal of a kid with Treacher Collins. I know many kids like Auggie in real life, and I think this show more is the first book that they get about them. I liked that she pulled no punches in describing his surgeries, and his difficulty eating and articulating and also no punches in giving him a personality that went beyond his disability with his love for Star Wars, sense of humor and insight into people's ways of thinking.
But, I didn't love it. Perhaps because I've spent a lot of time with kids with craniofacial anomalies, it didn't have the same newness to me as to a lot of other readers. Or because, as a professional geneticist, I got really distracted by the fact that he has biallelic TCOF1 mutations, or that he has both a new, previously unknown recessive form of Treacher Collins and OAV spectrum. (I'm not sure in what universe someone would make a diagnosis of OAVS, a clinical diagnosis, in a kid with molecularly confirmed TCS, who doesn't have any facial asymmetry, but.) Or that they didn't use the words "Treacher Collins" in the whole book? I've said it before and I'm sure I'll say it again: authors who want a geneticist consultant, I'm for hire! Pay me in books.
But honestly, I had two other huge concerns: the first is Auggie winning the community service award at the end. I found this super frustrating and shallow compared to the more nuanced take in the rest of the book. Auggie didn't do any community service just by existing. The "point" of people with disabilities is not to be a fable for children without disabilities to learn from. He's an actual human being who should actually do some community service to get a community service award. That dehumanization really undermined a huge portion of the book for me, and made me feel hesitant to recommend it to children with disabilities.
My other concern is unfair for a book review, but stick with me: they chose a child without a craniofacial anomaly to portray Auggie in the movie? In a world that has thousands of actual children with craniofacial anomalies, who will never ever have a chance to play a protagonist in basically any other movie, and they took a typical kid and put him in disability drag? Overall, that choice, combined with the ending of the book made me really concerned that RJ Palacio doesn't really believe that atypical children are human beings with their own personhood and reason for being, rather than a tool for her to write moralistic novels. show less
I also liked having a book about someone with a craniofacial anomaly. Too often disability characters in YA are completely sanitized: "normal person in a wheelchair!" style. Auggie was a great and honest portrayal of a kid with Treacher Collins. I know many kids like Auggie in real life, and I think this show more is the first book that they get about them. I liked that she pulled no punches in describing his surgeries, and his difficulty eating and articulating and also no punches in giving him a personality that went beyond his disability with his love for Star Wars, sense of humor and insight into people's ways of thinking.
But, I didn't love it. Perhaps because I've spent a lot of time with kids with craniofacial anomalies, it didn't have the same newness to me as to a lot of other readers. Or because, as a professional geneticist, I got really distracted by the fact that he has biallelic TCOF1 mutations, or that he has both a new, previously unknown recessive form of Treacher Collins and OAV spectrum. (I'm not sure in what universe someone would make a diagnosis of OAVS, a clinical diagnosis, in a kid with molecularly confirmed TCS, who doesn't have any facial asymmetry, but.) Or that they didn't use the words "Treacher Collins" in the whole book? I've said it before and I'm sure I'll say it again: authors who want a geneticist consultant, I'm for hire! Pay me in books.
But honestly, I had two other huge concerns: the first is Auggie winning the community service award at the end. I found this super frustrating and shallow compared to the more nuanced take in the rest of the book. Auggie didn't do any community service just by existing. The "point" of people with disabilities is not to be a fable for children without disabilities to learn from. He's an actual human being who should actually do some community service to get a community service award. That dehumanization really undermined a huge portion of the book for me, and made me feel hesitant to recommend it to children with disabilities.
My other concern is unfair for a book review, but stick with me: they chose a child without a craniofacial anomaly to portray Auggie in the movie? In a world that has thousands of actual children with craniofacial anomalies, who will never ever have a chance to play a protagonist in basically any other movie, and they took a typical kid and put him in disability drag? Overall, that choice, combined with the ending of the book made me really concerned that RJ Palacio doesn't really believe that atypical children are human beings with their own personhood and reason for being, rather than a tool for her to write moralistic novels. show less
Absolutely brilliant. This book should be required reading for everyone - hand it out at school graduations, present it at retirement parties and 21st bday celebrations, leave it on the metro for the next passenger to find, talk about it ad nauseum to your friends until they catch the ear worm and finally read it, and then they'll talk about it ad nauseum.
You get the idea.
It's a small story on the surface - boy with multiple compounded genetic maladies, which manifest in a war on his face, starts going to school for the first time (5th grade). The complexity comes from how well Palacio understands not just people, but kids. She gets their dialogue, their social dynamics, their thought processes exactly right. Though I am nearing my show more third decade, have no children, and am not in daily contact with younger folks, I still feel the authenticity blaring from her dialogue and character introspection because of the startling fact that, in regards to childhood, the fundamental things never change. You remember the weird shifts that happened in middle school when friends aren't friends anymore; when you say things you really don't mean (that still happens), when understanding the popularity strata was both the simplest and most complicated thing you'd ever encounter (barring 8th grade algebra). You remember when 7th graders seemed like the biggest kids you'd ever seen; when kids started 'dating' at 11 years old when you were still running home after school to catch X-Men and the rest of Fox's storied afternoon cartoon line-up.
More importantly, you remember the things you did right and the things you wish you could change - and there's the golden seed that Palacio plants: it's never too late to be kind. In the same vein, it's never too late to read this book. show less
You get the idea.
It's a small story on the surface - boy with multiple compounded genetic maladies, which manifest in a war on his face, starts going to school for the first time (5th grade). The complexity comes from how well Palacio understands not just people, but kids. She gets their dialogue, their social dynamics, their thought processes exactly right. Though I am nearing my show more third decade, have no children, and am not in daily contact with younger folks, I still feel the authenticity blaring from her dialogue and character introspection because of the startling fact that, in regards to childhood, the fundamental things never change. You remember the weird shifts that happened in middle school when friends aren't friends anymore; when you say things you really don't mean (that still happens), when understanding the popularity strata was both the simplest and most complicated thing you'd ever encounter (barring 8th grade algebra). You remember when 7th graders seemed like the biggest kids you'd ever seen; when kids started 'dating' at 11 years old when you were still running home after school to catch X-Men and the rest of Fox's storied afternoon cartoon line-up.
More importantly, you remember the things you did right and the things you wish you could change - and there's the golden seed that Palacio plants: it's never too late to be kind. In the same vein, it's never too late to read this book. show less
I really enjoyed reading Wonder for more reasons than I have time to list. To begin, the character development in this book is absolutely phenomenal. By switching point of view several times throughout the story, we are able to not only understand a character through first person, but third person as well. For example, the relationship between Jack and Auggie is shown to us through both of their perspectives. If we would have only seen Jack say mean things about Auggie through Auggie’s perspective, then we would not have been able to feel as much empathy for Jack and the kind of pressure that he was under from the other children at school. This switching of perspectives also adds to character development because R. J. Palacio changes show more writing styles for each character. For example, in Justin’s chapter there is almost no capitalization, which is very reflective of his age.
Another reason that I love this book is because of the extra textual features. These help to make the story more interesting by breaking up the redundancy of traditional paragraph formatting. Rather than reading things like emails in a traditional way, they are almost pasted into the book so that we can see the sender, recipient, subject, etc. This helps this contemporary realistic fiction book to be even more modern and realistic.
The big picture of this book is that every person is special and deserves to be treated equally, regardless of the way they look or speak (or chew their food). show less
Another reason that I love this book is because of the extra textual features. These help to make the story more interesting by breaking up the redundancy of traditional paragraph formatting. Rather than reading things like emails in a traditional way, they are almost pasted into the book so that we can see the sender, recipient, subject, etc. This helps this contemporary realistic fiction book to be even more modern and realistic.
The big picture of this book is that every person is special and deserves to be treated equally, regardless of the way they look or speak (or chew their food). show less
My immediate reaction after finishing R.J. Palacio’s Wonder was something like, “What a great book, what a good message!” And this continues to be true. I think there is a lot to appreciate in Wonder: from Auggie’s bravery, to the close knit family he has, to the friendships he makes along the way — these aspects of the book are its strength.
The main character, August “Auggie” Pullman, was born with a severe facial deformity. Up until the point in the story, him at ten years old, he has spent his childhood in and out of surgeries and home schooled by his mom. The start of middle school is right around the corner, though, and his parents suggest that he attend a regular school. Auggie’s immediate reaction? Well, you can show more imagine that he was not at all pleased by the idea. And who could blame him? He was well aware that his appearance would be a focus and he had previous experiences with kids who weren’t so nice.
Funny, smart, and brave, Auggie was a sweet kid I immediately took a liking to. He navigated through his new school with kids being outright mean, others ignoring his existence, and a few who ended up befriending him. It was easy to step into his shoes here and, like his parents, I worried so much for what he had to endure. Thankfully, though he did experience hurt feelings and heartbreaking situations, he also thrived in his school environment. He enjoyed learning and, being at school, despite the negative, allowed him to feel like any other kid.
Wonder is told primarily through Auggie’s POV, but R.J. Palacio took the story a bit further by allowing us a peek into the mindset of those around him: his sister, Olivia, some of his peers, and, randomly, his sister’s boyfriend and old friend. Truthfully, I felt that only Olivia’s POV added any real depth to the story and her POV was a highlight for me. However, I think R.J. Palacio missed an opportunity by not exploring the thoughts of Auggie’s parents or even that of his tormentor at school.
I initially gave this book a four star rating, but the more I thought about it, the more I felt something was off. I finally realized it was the ending: it was too happy, too convenient. You’re probably thinking, “Steph, are you insane?! Did you want a depressing ending?” No, but for a story like this I would have liked a realistic one. I realize that Auggie is still only a middle schooler at the end of the book, and he has so many more challenges ahead of him that I should be all, “WOOT, GO AUGGIE!”, but R.J. Palacio’s Wonder was wrapped up too neatly with a shiny bow on top. That is not how real life goes. Kids don’t miraculously turn their opinions around, the “bad guy” isn’t suddenly shunned, and people don’t go riding off into the sunset. I’m all for an uplifting story, but I think Wonder overdid it. For a story like this one, dealing with such a sensitive topic, I think it deserved an honest conclusion.
That said, I would still highly recommend Wonder by R.J. Palacio. I think there’s a lot to take away from it and so many individuals could learn a thing or two about empathy and being open minded. show less
The main character, August “Auggie” Pullman, was born with a severe facial deformity. Up until the point in the story, him at ten years old, he has spent his childhood in and out of surgeries and home schooled by his mom. The start of middle school is right around the corner, though, and his parents suggest that he attend a regular school. Auggie’s immediate reaction? Well, you can show more imagine that he was not at all pleased by the idea. And who could blame him? He was well aware that his appearance would be a focus and he had previous experiences with kids who weren’t so nice.
Funny, smart, and brave, Auggie was a sweet kid I immediately took a liking to. He navigated through his new school with kids being outright mean, others ignoring his existence, and a few who ended up befriending him. It was easy to step into his shoes here and, like his parents, I worried so much for what he had to endure. Thankfully, though he did experience hurt feelings and heartbreaking situations, he also thrived in his school environment. He enjoyed learning and, being at school, despite the negative, allowed him to feel like any other kid.
Wonder is told primarily through Auggie’s POV, but R.J. Palacio took the story a bit further by allowing us a peek into the mindset of those around him: his sister, Olivia, some of his peers, and, randomly, his sister’s boyfriend and old friend. Truthfully, I felt that only Olivia’s POV added any real depth to the story and her POV was a highlight for me. However, I think R.J. Palacio missed an opportunity by not exploring the thoughts of Auggie’s parents or even that of his tormentor at school.
I initially gave this book a four star rating, but the more I thought about it, the more I felt something was off. I finally realized it was the ending: it was too happy, too convenient. You’re probably thinking, “Steph, are you insane?! Did you want a depressing ending?” No, but for a story like this I would have liked a realistic one. I realize that Auggie is still only a middle schooler at the end of the book, and he has so many more challenges ahead of him that I should be all, “WOOT, GO AUGGIE!”, but R.J. Palacio’s Wonder was wrapped up too neatly with a shiny bow on top. That is not how real life goes. Kids don’t miraculously turn their opinions around, the “bad guy” isn’t suddenly shunned, and people don’t go riding off into the sunset. I’m all for an uplifting story, but I think Wonder overdid it. For a story like this one, dealing with such a sensitive topic, I think it deserved an honest conclusion.
That said, I would still highly recommend Wonder by R.J. Palacio. I think there’s a lot to take away from it and so many individuals could learn a thing or two about empathy and being open minded. show less
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R. J. Palacio is a graphic designer and book jacket designer. She is the author of Wonder, 365 Days of Wonder: Mr. Browne's Book of Precepts, and Auggie and Me: Three Wonder Stories. (Bowker Author Biography)
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- Wonder
- Original title
- Wonder
- Original publication date
- 2012-02-14
- People/Characters
- August "Auggie" Pullman; Olivia "Via" Pullman; Mr. Browne; Summer Dawson; Justin; Miranda (show all 9); Daisy; Jack Will; Julian
- Important places
- Manhattan, New York, New York, USA; Beecher Prep Middle School (fictional place); Bridgeport, Connecticut, USA
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- Wonder (2017 | IMDb)
- Epigraph
- Doctors have come from distant cities/just to see me/stand over my bed/disbelieving what they're seeing,
They say I must be one of the wonders/of god's own creation/and as far as they can see they can offer/no explanation<... (show all)br> -Natalie Marchant, "Wonder" - Dedication
- For Russell, Caleb, and Joseph
- First words
- I know I'm not an ordinary ten-year-old kid.
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- Now here is my secret. It is very simple. It is only with one's heart that one can see clearly. What is essential is invisible to the eye. -Antoine de Saint-Exupery, The Little Prince
It's like how compass needles always point north, no matter which way you're facing. All those eyes are compasses, and I'm like the North Pole to them. [Auggie, 206]
I think there should be a rule that everyone in the world should get a standing ovation at least once in their lives. [Auggie, 231]
Mr. Browne's Precepts: September - When given the choice between being righ or being kind, choose kind. -Dr. Wayne W. Dyer
February - It is better to know some of the questions than all of the answers. -James Thurber
Ma... (show all)rch - Kind words do not cost much. Yet they accomplish much. -Blaise Pascal
May - Do all the good you can,/By all the means you can,/In all the ways you can,/In all the places you can,/At all the times you can,/To all the people you can,/As long as you ever can. -John Wesley's Rule
Shall we make a new rule of life...always to try to be a little kinder than is necessary? -J.M. Barrie, The Little White Bird
"Kinder than is necessary," he [Mr. Tushman] repeated. What a marvelous line, isn't it? Kinder t... (show all)han is necesary. Because it's not enough to be kind. One should be kinder than needed. Why I love that line, that concept, is that it reminds me that we carry with us, as human beings, not just the capacity to be kind, but the very choice of kindness. -, p. 300
Joseph recognized the face of God in human form. It glimmered in their kindness to him, it glowed in their keenness, it hinted in their caring, ideed it caressed in their gaze. - Christopher Nolan, Under the Eye of the Clock<... (show all)br>"It glimmered in their kindness to him ... Such a simple thing, kindness. Such a simple thing. A nice word of encouragment given when needed. An act of friendship. A passing smile." -, p. 300. - Last words
- (Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)Everyone in the world should get a standing ovation at least once in their life because we all overcometh the world. —Auggie
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