Wonder By R J Palacio Analysis

Decent Essays
Michiyo Morris
Mrs. Mcdaniel
Literature 6
24 July 2017
Wonder
Can you imagine being called ugly? For August he was never called it, but everyone implied it. The book is called Wonder by R.J Palacio. The lesson of the book is not to judge a book by its cover. The book is about a 11 year old boy named Auggie (August) who has a facial abnormality. The setting takes place at Auggie’s new school Beecher Prep. The principal ask three kids to give Auggie a tour with kids he's never met and one is Jack Will it also takes place at his house. The last setting is of course Auggies home.

A person's face is there main feature, It's the thing that sticks out when you meet someone. Auggie's is just different than the rest of ours. Auggie has had

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