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Wonder

R. J. Palacio

From Shelf: 50 Books the National Literary Trust says every child should read (arranged from youngest to oldest)

He does ordinary things - eating ice cream, playing on his Xbox. But ordinary kids don't make other ordinary kids run away screaming in playgrounds. Ordinary kids aren't stared at wherever they go.Born with a terrible facial abnormality, Auggie has been home-schooled by his parents his whole life.

'Has the power to move hearts and change minds' Guardian'Tremendously uplifting and a novel of all-too-rare power' Sunday Express'An amazing book . . . I absolutely loved it. I cried my eyes out' Tom FletcherRead the award-winning, multi-million copy bestselling phenomenon that is WONDER in this new tenth anniversary edition.'My name is August. I won't describe what I look like. Whatever you're thinking, it's probably worse.'Auggie wants to be an ordinary ten-year-old. He does ordinary things - eating ice cream, playing on his Xbox. He feels ordinary - inside. But ordinary kids don't make other ordinary kids run away screaming in playgrounds. Ordinary kids aren't stared at wherever they go.Born with a terrible facial abnormality, Auggie has been home-schooled by his parents his whole life. Now, for the first time, he's being sent to a real school - and he's dreading it. All he wants is to be accepted - but can he convince his new classmates that he's just like them, underneath it all?A funny, frank, astonishingly moving debut - and a true global phenomenon - to read in one sitting, pass on to others, and remember long after the final page.Discover more from the World of Wonder: White Bird, a graphic novel *Soon to be a motion picture!*Auggie & Me365 Days of Wonder We're All Wonders And read more from R. J. Palacio with Pony, an unforgettable new story!

Format:
Paperback / softback
Pages:
320
Publisher:
Penguin Random House Children's UK
ISBN:
9780552565974
Published Date:
3/1/2013
Dimensions:
198mm x 129mm x 20mm
Weight:
256g
Category:
School stories (Children's / Teenage)

RRP: £7.99

Format: Paperback / softback

ISBN: 9780552565974


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