Wonder

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - Millions of people have fallen in love with Auggie Pullman, an ordinary boy with an extraordinary face--who shows us that kindness brings us together no matter how far apart we are. Read the book that inspired the Choose Kind movement, a major motion picture, and the critically acclaimed graphic novel White Bird.

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I won't describe what I look like. Whatever you're thinking, it's probably worse.

August Pullman was born with a facial difference that, up until now, has 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 new classmates can't get past Auggie's extraordinary face. Beginning from Auggie's point of view and expanding to include his classmates, his sister, her boyfriend, and others, the perspectives converge to form a portrait of one community's struggle with empathy, compassion, and acceptance. In a world where bullying among young people is an epidemic, this is a refreshing new narrative full of heart and hope.

R.J. Palacio has called her debut novel "a meditation on kindness" --indeed, every reader will come away with a greater appreciation for the simple courage of friendship. Auggie is a hero to root for, a diamond in the rough who proves that you can't blend in when you were born to stand out.


Author: R. J. Palacio
Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf Books for Young Readers
Published: 02/14/2012
Pages: 320
Binding Type: Library Binding
Weight: 0.95lbs
Size: 8.30h x 5.70w x 1.30d
ISBN: 9780375969027
Audience: Ages 9-12

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 4.8
Point Value: 11
Interest Level: Middle Grade
Quiz #/Name: 149900 / Wonder


Award: Cybils - Winner
Award: NAPPA Gold Awards - Winner
Award: E.B. White Read Aloud Award - Winner
Award: Colorado Children's Book Award - Winner
Award: Iowa Teen Award - Nominee
Award: Sunshine State Young Reader's Award - Nominee
Award: Rhode Island Children's Book Awards - Winner
Award: Keystone to Reading Book Award - Nominee
Award: Volunteer State Book Awards - Winner
Award: North Carolina Children's Book Award - Winner
Award: Rebecca Caudill Young Readers Book Award - Winner
Award: Buckeye Children's Book Award - Winner
Award: Land of Enchantment Book Award - Winner
Award: Grand Canyon Reader Award - Winner
Award: Nene Award - Winner
Award: Sasquatch Award - Winner
Award: Charlotte Award - Winner
Award: Golden Sower Award - Winner
Award: Nevada Young Readers' Award - Nominee
Award: Young Hoosier Book Award - Winner
Award: Flicker Tale Children's Book Award - Winner
Award: New Atlantic Independent Booksellers Association Award - Winner
Award: Christopher Awards - Winner
Award: Children's Book Committee Award - Winner
Award: South Carolina Childrens, Junior and Young Adult Book Award - Winner
Award: Great Stone Face Book Award - Winner
Award: Volunteer State Book Awards - Nominee
Award: Beehive Awards - Winner
Award: Mark Twain Readers Award - Winner
Award: Alabama Camellia Award - Nominee
Award: Kentucky Bluegrass Award - Winner
Award: Nene Award - Runner-Up
Award: Black-Eyed Susan Award - Winner
Award: California Young Reader Medal - Winner
Award: Maine Student Book Award - Winner
Award: Virginia Readers Choice Award - Winner
Award: Young Reader's Choice Award - Winner
Award: Charlie May Simon Children's Book Award - Winner
Award: Evergreen Young Adult Book Award - Nominee
Award: Golden Archer Award - Winner
Award: Delaware Diamonds Award - Nominee


Review Citation(s):
Booklist 02/01/2012 pg. 77
Entertainment Weekly 02/17/2012 pg. 77
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 03/01/2012
New York Times Book Review 04/08/2012 pg. 24
New York Times Book Review 04/15/2012 pg. 30
Horn Book Magazine 07/01/2012 pg. 126
Publishers Weekly Best Books 11/05/2012 pg. 40
Kirkus Best Children's Books 11/15/2012 pg. 73
SLJ's Best Books 12/01/2012 pg. 32
Entertainment Weekly 11/14/2014 pg. 111
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2012 pg. 78 - Below Average, With Minor Flaw
School Library Journal 02/01/2012

About the Author
R. J. PALACIO lives in NYC with her husband, two sons, and two dogs. For more than twenty years, she was an art director and graphic designer, designing book jackets for other people while waiting for the perfect time in her life to start writing her own novel. But one day several years ago, a chance encounter with an extraordinary child in front of an ice cream store made R. J. realize that the perfect time to write that novel had finally come. Wonder is her first novel. She did not design the cover, but she sure does love it.

Learn more about R.J. Palacio and the world of Wonder at wonderthebook.com.