Wonder

ebook, 341 pages

English language

Published Aug. 22, 2017 by Alfred A. Knopf.

ISBN:
978-0-375-89988-1
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OCLC Number:
1007236983

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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 …

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Review of 'Rollercoasters Wonder Reader [Paperback] Palacio, R.J' on 'Goodreads'

Let's start with the good: I thought that Wonder was an amazing and nuanced view of the social intricacies from late elementary school to early high school. By introducing multiple perspectives, RJ Palacio has written one of the most insightful pieces about how people inadvertently become bullies, alienate their friends or switch social groups. It rang very true, and more informed than a lot of the non-fiction references about bullying.

I also liked having a book about someone with a craniofacial anomaly. Too often disability characters in YA are completely sanitized: "normal person in a wheelchair!" style. Auggie was a great and honest portrayal of a kid with Treacher Collins. I know many kids like Auggie in real life, and I think this is the first book that they get about them. I liked that she pulled no punches in describing his surgeries, and his difficulty eating and articulating and …

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Schööön! Ein wirklich bezauberndes Buch, auch wenn man am Ende schon merkt, dass es ein Kinderbuch ist. Ich bin froh, dass ich es gelesen habe, bevor es durch den Film vermutlich in aller Munde sein wird. Und es ist definitiv ein Buch, das ich auch meinen beiden Neffen empfehlen werde (11 und 14 Jahre alt). Interessant fand ich auch die Art und Weise, wie erzählt wird - die Geschichte wird abwechselnd von Auggie, dem - ja, wie sagt man das jetzt? - entstellten? anders aussehenden? - Jungen und auch von seiner Schwester, seinen Freunden, und Freunden der Schwester erzählt. Fand ich sehr gelungen! Mich hätte auch die Sicht der Eltern und der Eltern der Freunde interessiert, aber natürlich interessiert das die Kinder, die ja die eigentliche Zielgruppe sind, eher weniger.

Review of 'Wonder: La lección de August' on 'Goodreads'

La lección de August es un libro conmovedor y muy necesario. Es maravilloso ver la evolución del protagonista a lo largo de la historia y también la de los demás personajes que lo acompañan.

Me ha encantado descubrir que no hay un solo narrador sino que muchos otros personajes también narran y con ello, los descubrimos a ellos y también profundizamos en sus relaciones con el protagonista.

Review of 'Wonder' on 'Goodreads'

This story of a deformed boy's adventures in middle school is a must read for young adults! There is a lot of love in it, love for children, love for friends, love for pets, and while the characters do all live in an upper west side bubble they are nonetheless likable.
While some of the characters made my more cynical, jaded side smart, the simple message of the book, as summed up by the fabulous school principal, to be "kinder than necessary" is one that we cannot be reminded of enough, and the content strongly supports any curriculum that empathizes empathy....

Review of 'Rollercoasters Wonder Reader [Paperback] Palacio, R.J' on 'Goodreads'

J'ai découvert ce livre grâce à un entretien avec l’auteur(e) publié sur Slate.fr. Dès que j’ai lu l’article, j’ai su que j’allais lire ce livre. Je n’étais pas sûr qu’il me plaise, mais j’étais certain que j’allais le lire et qu’il ne me laisserait pas indifférent. Tout tenait en quelques lignes, dans le résumé du roman tel qu’il était décrit dans l’article :

L’ouvrage raconte l’histoire d’August Pullman, un garçon de dix ans au visage très différent – conséquence d’une maladie causée par une malformation chromosomique – et son parcours, qui le fait quitter le cocon protecteur de la scolarisation à domicile pour atterrir au collège et affronter ses hordes de sauvages.



Cette histoire allait forcément me parler. Ce n’est pas mon histoire., mon histoire n’est pas celle-ci, mais j’allais forcément me sentir proche de ce garçon qui ne passe pas inaperçu.

J’ai acheté ce livre le 6 janvier 2013, …

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