Wonder
R.J. Palacio
August (Auggie) Pullman was born with a facial deformity
that prevented him from
going to a mainstream school
—until now. He's about to enter fifth grade at Beecher
Prep, and if you've ever been the new kid, them you know how hard that can be. 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, despite appearances?
R.J. Palacio
ALFRED A. KNOPF
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Palacio, R. J.
Wonder / by R.J. Palacio.
p. cm.
Summary: Ten-year-old Auggie Pullman, who was born with extreme facial
abnormalities and was
not expected to survive, goes from being home-schooled to
entering fifth grade at a private middle school in Manhattan, which entails enduring the
taunting and fear of his classmates as he struggles to be seen as just another student.
eISBN: 978-0-375-89988-1
[1. Abnormalities, Human
—Fiction. 2. Self-importance— Fiction. 3. Middle schools—
Fiction. 4. Schools
—Fiction.] I.
Title.
PZ7.P17526Wo 2012
[Fic]
—dc23 2011027133
February 2012
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