Wonder By R J Palacio Essay

Okay, we all know wonder, but this is kind of a behind the scenes part two called, Auggie and me it was published in august 2015. It doesn't go along with the story, it is more telling the whole book in a different way. R.J Palacio is the author of this exciting story she lives in New york city with her husband, two sons, and two dogs. In the beginning of the book there is an introduction about the author and why she wrote the book. R.J says she wrote chapters for pretty much everyone. Amos, miles, Henry, all friends of Auggie, Nate (dad of Auggie), Isabel (mom of Auggie), and even daisy (Auggies dog). The characters she chose were Julian, pluto, shingaling.

The book ”Wonder” written by R.J. Palacio follows a young boy named August Pullman and his struggles in fifth grade. The struggle of being the only kid who looks the way he does. The struggle of being the only kid at his school who has Treacher Collins Syndrome. Even with all the obstacles in his path, August’s overall experience at Beecher Prep has had a positive impact on his life.

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

His facial difference was his main struggle in life. An example of Auggie demonstrating the May precept from Mr.Browne was when he chose not to report the 7th graders who were using firecrackers, bullied Auggie physically and verbally, and took his hearing aids (even though the teachers found out anyway). In the same situation, Auggie wanted to run away from the 7th grade bullies, but he stayed, because he didn’t want to leave Jack behind. More than enough times, Auggie always put up with Julian’s bullying and mean notes, and he never told a teacher. He was never rude when he noticed people staring at him excessively, or looking away when they saw him. Auggie was always very good at being good to everyone he

After 27 surgeries to help him see, breathe and hear, Auggie (played by Jacob Tremblay) doesn't look like other children. He's small and scarred, with a high-pitched, scratchy voice and a braided rattail. He usually wears an astronaut helmet when he leaves the house. But after years of being home-schooled by his mother (played by Julia Roberts), he's preparing to join his peers at New York's Beecher Prep.

Auggie handled the situation ok with his friend Jack who also hurt him with his words. But Jack didn’t know Auggie heard him . Once Jack found out he apologized to Auggie and Auggie quickly forgave him. Auggies friendship makes him realize that the world is just as what it turned out to be. With all Auggies situations he thinks about quitting

Imagine yourself as a person that everybody is afraid and doesn’t want to talk to because of your looks. Imagine that one person that wants to be your friend. The book “Wonder” by R.J. Palacio is about a 10-year old boy named August or Auggie is what people call him. Who goes through that also it’s about his experience at school with Treacher Collins Syndrome. Although it was hard for him at first, I believe he overcame what people think, and school became a positive experience for Auggie.

Synopsis: Wonder is the story of August who has craniofacial differences and is attending the fifth grade for the first time. Wonder describes the journey of a boy not only going to school for the first time, but also the struggle of being different in school. August gets picked on and bullied but some people stand up for him and as the story goes on August makes more and more friends. Wonder also looks at multiple perspectives such as how his craniofacial differences affect his sister, his friends and his parents. At first August only wants to be seen as everyone else but he realizes at the end of the story that he was not made to fit in, he was made to stand out. August teaches everyone how to look past physical differences and get to know

R.J. Palacio’s inspiring novel, Wonder is a motivational read that entails the story of August Pullman’s enduring bullying, name calling, and taunting from his classmates. The male protagonist, August Pullman is finally going to a mainstream school, after years of home schooling by his mother, due to his facial deformity. Throughout the book, August struggles to be seen as just an ordinary kid. August faces through these challenges with bravery, encouragement and support

Wonder, by R.J. Palacio, told a story of a boy with the Treacher Collins syndrome, named August, and how he overcame the hardships of middle school. He was able to befriend everyone in his school, even those who bullied him, except for Julian. Julian was the only character in Wonder who didn’t learn about kindness because he was the main bully, he was influenced by his parents, and surviving middle school wouldn’t have been as big of an achievement for August.

Throughout the novel, Auggie constantly fights to be known for something other than the way he looks. His face may appear strange and frightening, but on the inside he is no different from any other kid. Auggie is a 10 year old boy suffering from Treacher Collins. Treacher Collins is a is a rare syndrome where you have a disphormanty of the face, because of this disorder, he has had 27 surgeries ever since he was born. It is very difficult for him and his family because everywhere they go people stare at him. This really upsets his siblings because people are staring at him and making fun of their little brother just because of what he looks like. Auggie is homeschooled, but his parents decide to put him in the school Breecher Prep. It is really

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)

Jack is pretty much a normal kid except for his challenge/problem is that every day he's doing many activities that he doesn't like like Chinese and swimming. In school many kids refer to him as kind of funny. He is actually a pretty nice kid but can be very stubborn. In the story there are a few differing moments one is this " “Jack, you do know your dad loves you more than anything

She put her lunch tray on the table, plopped her backpack on the floor, and sat down across from me. She started to eat the mac and cheese on her plate (51).” When Auggie was hurt he clung to the only people he knew were true friends to him. He is lucky to have Summer, having a Summer in high school would have meant everything to me, as it does to Auggie. Summer saw Auggie for who he truly was, she did not see just his difference she saw him. She saw how smart he was, how nice he was to her. She saw his humor and his pain, she just wanted to be the best person she could be for him and that was a friend. A friend is something you should never take for granted. Someone to lean on, to confess to, and to be silly with. I never had friends like that. My friends talked behind my back to my sister about me, telling her how annoying I was or they couldn’t understand why I thought the way I did. They told my sister not to let me go to a certain college so they didn’t have to “take care” of me for four more years. I didn’t have friends in high school, I had acquaintances, because I was different. The people in my life never even said bye to me when I left for college that is when I started to truly see how I was treated. It took me until I went away to college to find someone like Summer. To find someone who would constantly be there for me whenever I need them and to laugh