Wonder

Kindness brings us together no matter how far apart we are. Millions of people have read the #1 New York Times bestseller WONDER and fallen in love with Auggie Pullman, an ordinary boy with an extraordinary face. A perfect read for back to school -- no matter what that looks like!

The book that inspired the Choose Kind movement,   a major motion picture, and the critically acclaimed graphic novel White Bird.

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. WONDER, now a #1 New York Times bestseller and   included on the Texas Bluebonnet Award master list, 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.

"Wonder is the best kids' book of the year," said Emily Bazelon,   senior editor at Slate.com and author of Sticks   and Stones: Defeating the Culture of Bullying and Rediscovering the Power of   Character and Empathy. 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.

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