Wonder

Ms. H's class finally finished our first read aloud of the year, Wonder, by R.J. Palacio. The book Wonder is about a boy named August (Auggie for short), and he has a unique face. The story is basically how he starts school in 5th grade after being homeschooled for his whole life, and what he goes through.

Words I would use to describe this book are:

• Marvelous
• Exciting
• Amazing

I think the message the of the book is not to judge someone by their appearance because appearances (and faces) don't matter, and only a person's personality is what should be judged.

Summer is my favorite character because not only was she Auggie's really close friend, but also acknowledged Auggie for who he was and not what he looked like. Summer is a great friend to have, because she would give up a lot of opportunities to be your friend.

I would definitely recommend this book because it was very meaningful, and what Auggie went through is realistic, yet very interesting. The book showed feelings that a real person might have and also many friendship problems that are pretty common in the real world. R.J. Palacio made fiction feel true.