Olivia Seaman Mrs. Morrison English 2 November 18, 2017 Wonder Wonder is a truly astonishing, eye opening, and life teaching novel about a young boy with an extremely rare medical facial difference, referred to as "mandibulofacial dysostosis.” I loved everything about this story and I wouldn’t change a thing. The book tells about the young boy, August Pullman, as he struggles but also thrives in 5th grade. Wonder is by Raquel Jaramillo and was published on February 14, 2012. Raquel wrote Wonder after her three-year-old son noticed a girl with facial birth defects and started to cry. Raquel attempted to remove her son from the situation in a way to not upset the girl or her family but ended up making the situation worse. Natalie Merchant's song "Wonder" made her realize that the incident could teach society a valuable lesson. Palacio was inspired and began to write the soon-to-be hit. She named the book directly after the song, and used the song's chorus as the prologue of the first chapter; “Fate smiled, and destiny laughed as she came to my cradle…” Auggie had spent his days in and out of the hospital since first being born to help him be able to see, hear, and function like a normal boy. Because of all the hospital visits and Auggie’s needs when he was young, it was easier for his mom to home school him. He loved being homeschooled and being treated like a baby again; to him he had everything he would ever need at home. He had a caring, overprotective mom, a funny,
He was really happy that he can finally go to public school but yet he was nervous.When Auggie was born, he was not like any other kids he was different from all the other people so that kinda made his life hard for him because he had a rare sickness that does not often happens but for Auggie it happened to him. He thought that was not fair for this to happen to him and not anyone else.When he was born that is when it started for him.In the book it says this “ I know I’m not a ordinary ten-year-old-kid.” (pg.3)
Not only does August have to deal with bullies because of his facial abnormalities, but he also has to adjust to a “real” school. August was always homeschooled due to his 27 surgeries. No one sees August as ordinary, well, except himself. Everyone else is blinded by Auggie’s looks and for awhile they can’t seem to look past them. But when
In conclusion, Auggie's parents made the right decision of sending him to school, it had a very positive impact on his life. He did go through many rough experiences but because of those he is ready for life
Have you ever had 27 surgeries ? Have you ever HAD to take care of your younger sister? Well Auggie had 27 surgeries and edward HAD to take care of his little sister. Both Auggie and edward worked very hard to have what they have. Wonder By RJ Palacio with Auggie is a wonderful book a heart string puller and you can laugh as well . Edward’s Eyes by Patricia MacLachlan With Edward is definitely are heart string puller with laughs and tears. Edward and Auggie are also very caring and loving. Auggie and Edward work hard to get what they need and want. Edward and Auggie Both work hard in alot of things in there book.
August Pullman is a 10-year-old boy who has a mandibulofacial dysostosis. Which causes his face to appear different. Because of Auggie’ appearance, people a very unkind to him. Auggie has gotten 27 surgeries to help him with his facial deformity. He lives with his parents, his older sister Via, and his dog Daisy. Auggie has been home schooled up until the 5th grade, but his parents decide it's time for him to go to a real school. They register him to Beecher Prep and take him to meet the principal, Mr. Tushman. Before Auggie starts school he takes a tour with three students who will be in the same grade as he was going in. On the tour, he meets Jack Will, Charlotte, and Julian. Jack Will was the kind kid, but Julian was really mean to
I think that Auggie’s experience at Beecher Prep was a good one for him to get a taste of the real world. The reason I think this is because he made good friends like Summer & Jack and to a lesser extent Reid. Also, he made good relationships with his teachers and Principal. Also another example is how more towards the end of the the story Amos and Henry stand up for him when 7th graders mess with them.
The first reason school had a positive impact on Auggie’s life was that he made many friends. It was shown in part eight, where Auggie thought, “I walked with Summer and Jack, and we just couldn’t stop cracking up. Everything made us laugh. We were in that giggly kind of mood where all someone has to do is look at you and you start laughing.” Before Auggie went to school,he was only comfortable around family and a few other friends, but now he has opened himself up to almost everybody in his grade. Another example in part
In the novel Wonder by R.J. Palacio, the author, writes the story from the perspectives of Jack and Summer, his peers, helping the reader to further understand August’s transition to Beecher Prep. For example, when Summer sees August sitting at the lunch table by himself, she decides to link herself with August: “[t]he weirdest-looking kid [she’s] ever seen, yes. But just a kid.” (Palacio 119). With Summer demonstrating her warmth and hospitality to August shows the reader that what she sees in others, differences from her companions. This also indicates that Summer does not hang out with her gossiping classmates or the vicious name callers against August. On the other hand, Jack, another one of August’s cohorts, notices August’s
School wasn’t Auggie’s first choice, on page 12 he wanted to stay being homeschool and go the next year. For his parents, this year was the best year to go since everyone will be new in middle school. If Auggie hadn’t gone to school all the things he has learned from school and reality we probably wouldn’t be reading this this book today. He would not have learned from his mistakes. On page 10 it talks about how he thinks everybody would stare at him with his dad adding that he will be “a lamb to slaughter”.By going to school Auggie will gain more confidence and teach him the reality of people while making him stronger mentally.
In this week’s reading, “She Grows in wisdom, Stature, and Favor with God “by Mary Lynn Dell, discuss in details about how the biopsychosocial and religious/ spiritual development as it pertains to girls from birth to age twelve. The author was able to focus on the independence of girls rather than comparing them to boys. For example, the author discusses how clergy/ pastoral caregivers must have a clear understand of the issues that surround girls. I agree with author that anyone working with girls especially pastoral caretakers should be aware of the biological, psychological, genetic, and the cultural of girls. For many girls, body image is a big deal for them. For example, in the reading Julie was a young lady who was dying, but she
In the book Wonder written by Raquel J. Palacio the main character Auggie Pullman struggles with Mandibulofacial Dysostosis other wise known as Treacher Collins Syndrome causing serious health problems and facial deformities. Auggie has been homeschooled due to his complicated health issues and the rigorous surgery schedule that comes with it. But by the time August turns ten, his parents are beginning to think about the big picture and his future. They have realized that Auggie not only needs to learn more than his mom can teach him, but he also needs to learn to navigate a world that isn't always kind to people who are different. At Auggie’s new school, Beecher Prep in Manhattan, fifth grade is the first year of middle school, so his parents
“Stargirl” by Jerry Spinelli is a book about a girl who was homeschooled her whole entire life and she finally enrolled in a real school for the first time. People thought she was odd but she was really just being herself. “Stargirl” is similar to “Wonder” because Stargirl was homeschooled for a long time just like
“Everything Will Be Okay” and Wonder don't seem similar, but they truly are in a way. “Everything Will Be Okay” is about James and the cat he found, and Wonder is about August and his deformed face. But when you look closely at the two stories you can find a common theme between them. In both of the stories, the authors teach us that it is okay to not be normal.
The event that motivated this author to write the book 'Wonder' was an encounter that she had with her kids at an ice cream shop. They went to an ice cream shop and sat down next to a little girl who had the same facial deformity as Augustus Pullman. Her kids screamed and cried because they were filled with fear, as they have never seen anyone like this before. The author claims that she felt embarrassed for the way that she acted when she saw the little girl. Palacio said that she held her crying kids and fled from the table. "If I hadn't run away, I wouldn't have missed out on an amazing opportunity to teach my kids that everything would've been ok and that there was nothing to be afraid of." says Palacio.
Via from the book Wonder written by R.J. Palacio and Mia from the book The princess diaries by Meg Cabot are both very protective. Two ways they are protective is they are both protective of those they care for also they are protective of their identity. A little background story of Via is her brother Auggie suffers from a facial deformity called mandibulofacial dysostosis. Via is moving into a new school and a play comes up, she doesn’t want Auggie there watching her because she doesn’t want other kids to know Auggie is her brother because if what he looks like. A little bit of background of Mia is fairly early in the book she learns that her father is the prince of Genovia and Mia is the princess. Mia tries to keep it a secret, but it doesn’t