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11.25.2017

Wonder by R. J. Palacio

WonderWonder by R.J. Palacio

My rating: 4 of 5 stars


I loved this story about Auggie--a young boy born with severe facial disfigurement who enters school for the first time as a 5th grader. (He'd been home schooled previously.) There's a good message for everyone, no matter the age. My only issue with the book is that it seemed sometimes the author forgot she was writing about 10-year-olds. It often felt like I was reading about high school freshmen or sophomores rather than 5th graders, and I'd stop and ask myself, wait, aren't they only 10?! Overall though, this was a very enjoyable book and I look forward to seeing the movie.

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2 comments:

Kerri said...

true! but maybe today's 10 year olds are like our day's highschoolers. ;)
did you see the movie?

Valerie said...

No, I haven't seen the movie yet, but like so many other things, it's on my list!