Cookie: Auggie The 10-Year Old Boy

She sat on the couch watching PBS and indulging in succulent grapes. Flickering across the screen, was an aardvark and his best friend, a bunny, named Buster; some may recognize this description of the amazing show called Arthur and you are the fortunate who have seen it. She was waiting for him to arrive home just like every other night. Her mom was in the kitchen and the smell of chocolate chip cookies wafted from the open kitchen. Where was he?, she wondered, growing impatient like all eight year olds do. Soon car lights broke the darkness of the night and the dog collar was heard running towards the door. He walked in. Her dad always worked late, but when he was finally home, she ran to the man dressed in business attire and was lifted

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

Julian's chapter is really surprising if you read the first book. It's no spoiler that in the first book, “Wonder”, Julian doesn't like Auggie too much, he portrays a bully. He put mean notes in his locker, he made a game called the pledge, so if you touch Auggie or anything he touched you would have the pledge. Julian also turned everyone against Auggie, you can tell he was a mean kid to Auggie. When Julian got his class picture he made sure that his picture to not have Auggie in it. In his chapter he says, “I hope you’re planning on burning that” to his mom and he meant it. You would not believe what he really thinks of Auggie though, you'll just have to read his chapter to find out.

In the book Wonder by R.J. Palacio, Auggie shows insecurity by being antisocial, hiding his face, and blaming his looks on everything that goes wrong. When his sister Via had a school play, she didn’t invite Auggie because she thought he would be bored but Auggie thought his sister didn’t invite him because he was deformed. “You think I don’t know what’s going on? You just don’t want your fancy little friends to find out your brother is a freak” (Auggie 218). According to this quote, August is insecure because he didn’t get invited to sister’s play and blamed it on his appearance right away instead of considering other possibilities. Another example of August’s insecurity is when he almost missed what ended up being the best thing that ever happened in his life. He explained “Via, I don’t think I should go to the campout. What’s the point? I won’t make any friends because everyone will scream and run away from me. I know I would if I saw someone who looked like me” (Auggie 263). This quote shows how insecure he is because

Have you ever wondered what it would be like to go to a new school with no friends and a different face? To have everyone look at you and make a repelling face? That’s what it was like for August Pullman in the 5th grade. Auggie is different that everybody else in 5th grade. Auggie was born with a facial deformity so he looks different that other people he has had 27 so far in his life. Auggie goes to a school called Beecher Prep. In my opinion Beecher Prep has had a positive effect on Auggie’s life because now he has made more friends like Summer, Jack Will, Max G, Max W, and Reid. Sometimes it is hard for auggie to fit in when people like julian step into the picture, but overall Beecher Prep has made Auggie’s life a little easier.

“‘The main thing I have is this thing called man-di-bu-lo-facial dys-os-tosis-which took me forever to learn how to pronounce, by the way.’” Because he has a face that not many think of as comforting, he has lived most of his life ashamed of the way he looks. As the book progresses, however, Auggie learns that looks aren’t as important as they seem. He learns this with the help of his friends and family. Auggie’s friends have helped him have a better experience at Beecher Prep by sitting with him at lunch and talking to him.

On page 15, dad said “ so sending him off to middle school like a lamb to the slaughter .’’ this is stating that his dad doesn’t really approve of him going to middle school at that period of time. His dad is having an argument with Auggie’s mom. She thinks that he should go to school because she thinks it will be good for

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.

Furthermore, since Auggie’s father views the astronaut helmet as a mask and cover up for Auggie’s face, he confiscates Auggie’s astronaut helmet. Once Auggie had become accustomed to his astronaut helmet, Auggie’s father had thrown the helmet away due to it shielding Auggie’s face from his friends and family--his father wanted to see Auggie’s face, regardless of its deformity, and Auggie’s father knew that Auggie’s courage and braveness in the outside world was not going to be achieved unless he did not have a choice at all but to show his face. Auggie’s father also wanted to prepare Auggie for when he continues his journey throughout his life, where he would not have something to hide behind from, but instead he wanted Auggie to overcome his fears and be proud of who he was so that he would be prepared when he had no choice but to show his face, but with confidence and courage instead of with fear and

Auggie goes to the middle school,Beecher Prep and it is in walking distance of his home. But Via's school on the other hand, is “ a bit of a schlep. The A train down 86th, then the crosstown bus all the way to the Eastside. Takes an hour But it's just a 15 min drive”(pg. 32).

In the beginning of Wonder Auggies mom wanted him to go to school but his dad wasn't sure if Auggie was ready, he shows this by saying “... Sending him to middle school like a lamb to the slaughter…”, (10) This shows that he thinks Auggie going to school would be like a lamb going to get slaughtered. Auggie was also scared to go to school because he didn't want to get made fun of because of his face. When Auggie goes to take a tour of the school he meets three kids Charlotte, Jack Will, and Julian. He doesn't like Julian but really wants to be friends with Jack Will. On the first day of school Auggie tries to keep his head down so no one will notice him.

Auggie knew people were whispering, pointing, laughing, and staring at him because he knew it was happening. He overcame this challenge like a champion. He acted like everything was ok and didn’t know that those things were happening. This didn’t just happen in school, it happened at the park, in public, in restaurants. I feel bad for August because he is always getting talked about but he shows to people that he is brave and doesn’t care what you say or

Regina, three of her siblings, and their mom, who they call Cookie, live in Long Island, New York and tend to not live in a place for long, They don’t have much money to spend on a decent house, car, or clothes because Cookie always spent her money on things that she didn’t need. Growing up Regina had two older siblings, Cherie and Camille, who came from a different father than Regina and her two younger siblings, Norman and Rosie, who also came from different fathers than Regina. One day the family left their old home to go to a new place to live, which Cookie finally got enough money to afford a two story house with no neighbors around. Cookie never treated any of the kids nicely. She would kick them, throw them, punch them, and call them

The second that I got home I rushed to the Kitchen like an excited dog. I could smell coffee. It had tiling that was the color of coffee creamer before it was put in the coffee. The cabinets were made of a light wood. The countertops were a slightly lighter cream color than the tiling. The oven, microwave, and fridge were all white like snow. The toaster was stainless steel and black and matched the coffee maker. I quickly rushed to the cabinet and grabbed the blue and white flower bag along with the rest of the ingredients. I moved the black and stainless steel coffee maker onto a different counter and replaced it with the ingredients.