Book Review: Wonder

Wonder 

by:  R.J. Palacio

Review By: Emma

Wonder is an amazing book. I’m not sugar coating it, but just putting it simply. This book is by R.J. Palacio and you have probably heard of it because it was a Mark Twain award nominee.

This book is about Auggie (August) Pullman who was born with major birth defects which make his face look like it was melted. Well, the book isn’t entirely about August it switches perspectives with characters. Auggie has been home schooled his whole life, no not because of his face but because he has had to have a lot of surgeries and was a sickly little kid.

But then for the first time in his life his mom enrolls him in Beacher Prep a nearby private school. Auggie knows it will be tough but still he agrees.  But in reality its a lot worse than he thought it would be. There are the mean kids of course, but Auggie learns to like it and even makes some friends. The cool thing about this book is that it changes  which character is narrating the story, it doesn’t happen too often but just enough for some variety. My favorite part is the one narrated by Auggie’s older sister Via who is in high school. Auggie is in 5th grade which at his school is the 1st year of middle school.

I like books that change which character narrates it do you?