Wonder (Wonder #1)
Author: R.J. Palacio
Desc: 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. Alternate Cover Edition ISBN 0375869026 (ISBN13: 9780375869020)