Wonder

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER ΓÇó Millions of people have fallen in love with Auggie Pullman,an ordinary boy with an extraordinary faceΓÇöwho shows us that kindness brings us together no matter how far apart we are. Read the book that inspired the Choose Kind movementa major motion pictureand the critically acclaimed graphic novel White Bird. And don’t miss R.J. Palacio’s highly anticipated new novelPonyavailable now! I won’t describe what I look like. Whatever you’re thinkingit’s probably worse. August Pullman was born with a facial difference thatup until nowhas prevented him from going to a mainstream school. Starting 5th grade at Beecher Prephe wants nothing more than to be treated as an ordinary kidΓÇöbut his new classmates canΓÇÖt get past AuggieΓÇÖs extraordinary face. Beginning from AuggieΓÇÖs point of view and expanding to include his classmateshis sisterher boyfriendand othersthe perspectives converge to form a portrait of one communityΓÇÖs struggle with empathycompassionand acceptance. In a world where bullying among young people is an epidemicthis is a refreshing new narrative full of heart and hope. R.J. Palacio has called her debut novel ΓÇ£a meditation on kindnessΓÇ¥ ΓÇöindeedevery reader will come away with a greater appreciation for the simple courage of friendship. Auggie is a hero to root fora diamond in the rough who proves that you canΓÇÖt blend in when you were born to stand out.