Wonder is a novel by Raquel Jaramillo, written after an incident getting ice cream with her son and published under the pen name R.J. Palacio in 2012.

The main character is August “Auggie” Pullman, a 10-year-old with a rare facial deformity and a cleft lip. Because of his many surgeries, his mother had been home-schooling him, but his parents had come to decide that he should be at a local private school, Beecher Prep, for middle school.
Auggie first visits Beecher and meets the director, Mr. Tushman. He is also introduced to three students, Jack Will, Julian Albans and Charlotte Cody. Auggie is uncomfortable and self-conscious around other kids, but he slowly learns to get around at school. He befriends both Jack and Charlotte, and another girl named Summer. Julian refuses to interact with Auggie, telling him that he is disgusting.
Julian calls Auggie a freak, and Jack punches him, getting himself suspended for two days. Auggie’s mom considers pulling him from school, but Auggie stays and Jack apologizes for what he said. During the remainder of the year, Julian continues to bully Auggie, leaving threatening notes in his and Jack’s lockers, and they write notes back using humor.
During a school trip, Auggie and Jack are attacked by some seventh graders, but a few of Julian’s group comes to their rescue. Overall, Julian’s popularity declines, and people begin to accept Auggie more fully.

At the end of the year,…

In my opinion this is a book that everybody should read, because it is an example that appearences are not important and we are too used to judging people before meeting them, so it is a good book that I recommend for all ages because everybody needs to learn to be respectful with people. I enjoyed the book a lot.

Maria Callizo Lorente,
4th grade