Wonder by: R.J Palacio

Wonder. By: R.J. Palacio. 

    The book I will be discussing today is "Wonder" by R.J Palacio. This book is a New York Times Bestseller, and 2014 Bluebonnet winner, which was later turned into a motion picture. Wonder was written for a middle school audience, appealing to fifth-eighth graders who are able to relate to the storyline and characters. Though it is not a true story, the events, settings, and characters in the book are all realistic and the things that happen in the story could happen in real life which makes it realistic fiction.

    I know what you're thinking. "What makes this book so special?" well, a lot actually!

This book follows a year in the life of the main character, Auggie Pullman. However, it's not just any normal year in Auggies life but it's his first year of both school, and of middle school! You see, August Pullman was born with a rare genetic mutation that made him physically different than all of his peers. Because of this mutation, August was homeschooled by his mother until finally, she decided it was time for him to go to a school with other children, Beecher Prep. This book follows Auggie's journey of adjusting to life in a private school and all that it entails; friendships, bullies, school events, and even his middle school graduation. But, one thing that I enjoyed most about this book was that you didn't get to hear about the experiences from only Auggie, but you are also able to see the perspectives of his friends and family members as they told their sides of the story.