It would be pretty impossible to properly review this book without getting just a touch spoilery. I think I could actually sum up rather succinctly what it was that made this book only get three stars from me, and also what I'm sure will be many readers' deciding factor as to whether they will love it or not. Basically, you should love this novel if you like stories that end with this: Wonder is one of those rare books that makes you want to hug everyone in it so tightly that they’ll have no doubt about how much you love them…and beyond that, it also makes you want to reach out and hug the whole world. It’s an upbeat, humorous, life-affirming story that deserves to be read—and it’s one that may just change its readers, too.

Okay, I am confessing. I didn't read this book after pure desire. No! Fortunately, It got selected in our buddy read in Pakistani Readers group. And all the credit goes to Abdullah. He was the one who suggested this and I was more than happy that finally I was going to start this. The plot worked wonders as well. Though the story is mainly told through Auggie's point of view, there are also five other perspectives readers get to see the story through. Each voice contributed something superb to the development of the plot and to the fleshing out of Auggie's personality and life experiences. There was never a dull moment, and I always wanted to know what would happen next. The first book in the series, this is the book that people start with when finding their way into the franchise, with everything spawning from here. Originally published in 2012, it was first released on the 14th of February in 2012, with it first coming out through the Knopf publishing outlet. This would establish the series as a whole, setting up the general tone and themes of the books to follow, along with introducing the character for the first time too. Findlay, Carly (3 June 2014). "Wonder by RJ Palacio. Choose kind". Carly Findlay . Retrieved 7 July 2021.

Is it a good book?

It was one of those great June days when the sky is completely blue and the sun is shining but it isn't so hot that you wish you were on the beach instead. It was just the perfect day. Everyone was happy. I still felt like I was floating, the Star Wars hero music in my head." There are bad guys in this book, sure there are, but only one of them remains unredeemed and he loses his popularity. In other words: the good guys triumph and the bad guys get punished. I wasn't feeling it. It seemed so unbelievable to me that the only person who doesn't get a happy ending is the evil kid. In this short picture book, Auggie talks about his life before the events of Wonder. He has his astronaut helmet on most of the time throughout.

a b Watson, Madalyn (20 January 2023). " 'White Bird: A Wonder Story' Sets Summer Release Date". Collider . Retrieved 11 November 2023. A First Nations Elder shares his extraordinary story of finding kindness in the midst of prejudice, and joy in living life to the full I wish every fifth grader read this book. After reading Wendy's wonderful review, I bought this book for my ten-year-old cousin as a birthday gift, before reading it myself. Wonder is probably the best gift I have given my cousin yet. If you think you have seen Fiddler on the Roof, think again. The wonder of it all is the magic that transformed stories by Sholem-Aleichem into a near universal icon of enduring power. How that happened, the multifarious forms and meanings of Fiddler on the Roof, is the subject of Alisa Solomon's meticulously researched and beautifully written book.” — Barbara Kirshenblatt-Gimblett, author of Destination Culture: Tourism, Museums, and Heritage August Pullman tiene diez años y sufre disostosis mandibulofacial, un desorden genético que afecta su mandíbula, barbilla y audición. Ahora imaginate algo muy malo y aterrador, después diez veces peor. Este es Auggie.Comprised of three smaller novellas, this is a compendium of them all, as it collates the stories of three of the supporting characters from the main novel. Featuring Julian, Pluto and Charlotte, it looks at the original story from their perspectives, providing an alternative view of what happened. First brought out on the 18th of August in 2015, this was initially published through the ‘Corgi Childrens’ imprint. Auggie has never been to school because he has spent a lot of time in hospital. His mother teaches him at home, but now he’s ten, she thinks he should go to school. At first, Auggie doesn’t want to go. He worries that other students will look at him and say horrible things. But then he visits a school with his mum, he likes the headteacher and decides to go. Auggie’s first year at school has good times and bad times. Auggie makes some good friends but other children are horrible to him. At the end of the year, Auggie goes on a school trip and a frightening event there changes things completely. Is it a good book?