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Wonder



Wonder

Author: R.J. Palacio
Genre: Realistic Fiction

Award: Bluebonnet Award 
Age: 10 and up 

Wonder is one of the books that will forever stick in your life. It is a book that gives you a whole different perspective on life and the people around you. The book is about a boy named August, nicknamed Auggie, who has a deformed face due to countless surgeries and his birth defect. He had been homeschooled in his early years but his parents, especially his mom, decided to let him experience and go to an actual school where he will have classmates and a variety of teachers. Auggies journey, of course, has a lot of downs but throughout the book, his ups through his journey in 5th grade's the greatest. He struggled to make friends at first but throughout the book, real true friends come along his life. His relationship with his parents and especially his sister also developed a strong bond. He struggled with bullies but his true friends protected him in the end and he “overcometh the world”(Palacio 313) in the end, which is that he had won rich true friendship and the hearts of people despite his physical appearance. The title came from his mom acknowledging him that “You really are a wonder, Auggie. You are a wonder” (310).

This book is a wonderful book for middle school students. I will definitely let the 5th graders read this for their summer reading or even during the school year and have discussions in class. This book gives different perspectives of each character and it helps the reader see things in different views and each character’s reasons for their actions. 
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