Wonder (Winner Of Independent Booksellers' Week Book Of The

Description: 'My name is August. I won't describe to you what I look like. Whatever you're thinking, it's probably worse.' Ten-year-old August Pullman wants to be ordinary. He does ordinary things. He eats ice-cream. He plays on his Xbox. He feels ordinary - inside. But Auggie is far from ordinary. Born with a terrible facial abnormality, he has been home-schooled by his parents his entire life, in an attempt to protect him from the cruelty of the outside world. Now, Auggie's parents are sending him to a real school. Can he convince his new classmates that he's just like them, underneath it all? Narrated by Auggie and the people around him whose lives he touches, "Wonder" is a frank, funny, astonishingly moving debut to be read in one sitting, pass on to others, and remember long after the final page.

Review: "The breakout sensation of 2012... Wonder is destined to go the way of The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night Time... dark, funny, touching. No Tube carriage will be without a copy this year" The Times "Emotionally rewarding... funny, touching, honest" Daily Mail "Gripping - I'd really recommend it to anybody. It's a young adult book book about a little boy who's born with a disfigured face, written from his point of view... charming, brutal and brilliant" Observer "I'd defy anyone not to well up when he cries: "Why do I have to be so ugly, Mommy?", and as for the climax, it wreaks emotional havoc. There is a message running through the book, most clearly voiced by an inspirational teacher, that if we were all a little kinder to one another the benefit would be incalculable. To finish it with a firm resolve to be a better person - well, you can't ask much more of any book than that" Independent "Tremendously uplifting and a novel of all-too-rare power" Sunday Express



Prizes: Winner of Independent Booksellers' Week Book of the Year Award: Children's Book of the Year 2013 and Wandsworth Schools Fabulous Book Award 2013. Shortlisted for Carnegie Medal 2013.
Winner of ALA Notable Children's Book and Amazon Best of the Year 2012 and Amazon Best of the Year 2012 and Amazon Best of the Year 2012 and Barnes & Noble Best Book of the Year 2012 and Barnes & Noble Best Book of the Year 2012 and California Young Reader Medal 2015 and Children's Book Award 2014 and Christopher Award 2013 and Christopher Award and Colorado Children's Book Award 2014 and Dorothy Canfield Fisher Children's Book Award 2014 and Hawaii Nene Award 2015 and IRA Teachers' Choices 2013 and IRA Teachers' Choices and Illinois Rebecca Caudill Young Readers Award 2014 and Indiana Young Hoosier Book Award 2015 and Kentucky Bluegrass Award 2014 and Kid's Indie Next List "Inspired Recommendations for Kids from Indie Booksellers" 2012 and Louisiana Young Reader's Choice Award 2015 and Maine Student Book Award 2014 and Mark Twain Award 2014 and Maryland Black-Eyed Susan Award 2013 and Maryland Black-Eyed Susan Award 2014 and Maryland Black-Eyed Susan Award 2013 and Maryland Black-Eyed Susan Award 2013 and Maryland Black-Eyed Susan Award 2013 and National Parenting Publications Award (NAPPA) 2012 and National Parenting Publications Awards (NAPPA) Gold Award and New Atlantic Independent Booksellers Association (NAIBA) Book of the Year Award 2012 and New Hampshire Great Stone Face Award 2012 and New Mexico Land of Enchantment Book Award 2014 and New York Times Bestseller 2012 and Ohio Buckeye Children's Book Award 2013 and Rhode Island Children's Book Award 2014 and Tennessee Volunteer State Book Award 2014 and Texas Bluebonnet Award 2014 and Vermont Dorothy Canfield Fischer Book Award 2015 and Vermont Dorothy Canfield Fischer Book Award 2012. Short-listed for Cybils and Cybils 2012 and GoodReads Choice Award 2012 and GoodReads Choice Award 2012 and Indies Choice Book Award 2013 and Kiddo Awards 2013. Nominated for ALA Notable Children's Book and ALA Quick Pick for Reluctant Readers and American Library Association's YALSA Quick Pick 2013 and Florida Sunshine State Book Award and Florida Sunshine State Young Reader's Award 2014 and Georgia Children's Book Award and Georgia Children's Book Award 2014 and Illinois Rebecca Caudill Young Readers Award and Kentucky Bluegrass Award and Maryland Black-Eyed Susan Award and NCTE Notable Children's Trade Books in the Language Arts and Nebraska Golden Sower Award and New York Public Library 100 Titles for Reading and Sharing 2012 and New York Public Library Book for Reading and Sharing and New York State Charlotte Award and North Dakota Flicker Tale Children's Book Award 2013 and Notable Children's Books in the Language Arts 2013 and Texas Bluebonnet Award Winner and Texas Lone Star Reading List and Texas Lonestar Reading List 2014 and Vermont Dorothy Canfield Fischer Book Award and Washington Evergreen Young Adult Book Award and YALSA Excellence in Nonfiction for Young Adults.


Author Biography: R. J. Palacio lives in New York City with her family and a black dog called Bear. Her critically acclaimed debut novel, WONDER, has sold 5 million copies worldwide.

The story of ten-year-old August Pullman, an ordinary boy with an extraordinary face, perfect for CURIOUS INCIDENT fans.