Wonder is a realistic fiction children’s novel written by R.J. Palacio, which over the years has won many awards. Not even mentioning that it was #1 on the New York Times Best Seller list. Wonder is a very emotional book with lots of saddening twists and turns caused by the main character Auggie. I guarantee that once you start reading, you will never want to stop!

Wonder is about a 10 year old boy named Auggie Pullman who was born with face deformities. Auggie has been home schooled his whole life but starts going to school at Beecher Prep in the 5th grade. Throughout the school year, Auggie has many “ups” such as meeting nice new friends, and “downs” such as meeting not so nice kids and going on a nature retreat with his class where something terrible happens. That nature retreat is when Auggie finds out who his true friends are.

I recommend this book to anyone who understands what a new school and new kids can be like because you can really connect with Auggie, or to anyone with a big heart who is willing to read about a boys life changing experience. Throughout the read I felt sadness and anger. I felt this because the things that happened to Auggie should never happen to anyone, so therefore, the theme of this book is never to judge a book by their cover, but more importantly to never judge a boy by his face.