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Wonder / R.J. Palacio.

Summary:

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.

Companion novel to: Auggie and me.-The funny, sweet and incredibly moving story of Auggie Pullman. Born with a terrible facial deformity, this shy, bright ten-year-old has been home-schooled by his parents for his whole life, in an attempt to protect him from the stares and cruelty of the outside world. Now, for the first time, Auggie is being sent to a real school -- and he's dreading it. The thing is, Auggie's just an ordinary kid, with an extraordinary face. But can he convince his new classmates that he's just like them, underneath it all?

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Physical Description: 315 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Edition: First edition.
Publisher: New York : Alfred A. Knopf, [2012]
Copyright: ©2012

Contents / Notes

Formatted Contents Note:	Part one : August. Ordinary -- Why I didn't go to school -- How I came to life -- Christopher's house -- Driving -- Paging Mr. Tushman -- Nice Mrs. Garcia -- Jack Will, Julian, and Charlotte -- The grand tour -- The performance space -- The deal -- Home -- First-day jitters -- Locks -- Around the room -- Lamb to the slaughter -- Choose kind -- Lunch -- The summer table -- One to ten -- Padawan -- Wake me up when September ends -- Jack Will -- Mr. Browne's October precept -- Apples -- Halloween -- School pictures -- The cheese touch -- Costumes -- The bleeding scream -- Names -- Part two : Via. A tour of the galaxy -- Before August -- Seeing August -- August through the peephole -- High school -- Major Tom -- After school -- The Padawan bites the dust -- An apparition at the door -- Breakfast -- Genetics 101 -- The Punnett square -- Out with the old -- October 31 -- Trick or treat -- Time to think -- Part three : Summer. Weird kids -- The plague -- The Halloween party -- November -- Warning : This kid is rated R -- The Egyptian tomb -- Part four : Jack. The call -- Carvel -- Why I changed my mind -- Four things -- Ex-friends -- Snow -- Fortune favors the bold -- Private school -- In science -- Partners -- Detention -- Season's greetings -- Letters, emails, Facebook, texts -- Back from winter break -- The war -- Switching tables -- Why I didn't sit with August the first day of school -- Sides -- August's house -- The boyfriend -- Part five : Justin. Olivia's brother -- Valentine's Day -- Our town -- Ladybug -- The bus stop -- Rehearsal -- Bird -- The universe -- Part six : August. North Pole -- The Auggie doll -- Lobot -- Hearing brightly -- Via's secret -- My cave -- Goodbye -- Daisy's toys -- Heaven -- Understudy -- The ending -- Part seven : Miranda. Camp lies -- School -- What I miss most -- Extraordinary, but no one there to see -- The performance -- After the show -- Part eight : August. The fifth-grade nature retreat -- Known for -- Packing -- Daybreak -- Day one -- The fairgrounds -- Be kind to nature -- The woods are alive -- Alien -- Voices in the dark -- The emperor's guard -- Sleep -- Aftermath -- Home -- Bear -- The shift -- Ducks -- The last precept -- The drop-off -- Take your seats, everyone -- A simple thing -- Awards -- Floating -- Pictures -- The walk home -- Appendix. Mr. Browne's precepts -- Postcard precepts.
Target Audience Note:	Middle School.
Study Program Information Note:	Accelerated Reader AR MG 4.8 11.0 149900. Reading Counts 6-8 5.2 18 U. Reading Counts RC 6-8 5.2 18 Quiz: 57045 Guided reading level: U.
Awards Note:	Young Hoosier Book Award, 2015 Texas Bluebonnet Award nominee, 2014. Prairie Pasque Children's Book Award, 2014-2015. Land of Enchantment Children's Book Award, 2014. Kentucky Bluegrass Award, 2014