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An edition of Wonder (2001)

Wonder

Black Swan edition (9)
  • 4.3 (218 ratings) ·
  • 2,590 Want to read
  • 223 Currently reading
  • 297 Have read

'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?

--inside cover

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Language
English
Pages
368

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Cover of: Wonder
Wonder
2017, Puffin
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Wonder
2017-09, Alfred A. Knopf
Hardcover in English - Movie Tie-in Edition
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Wonder: La lección de August
diciembre de 2016, Penguin Random House Grupo Editorial (Nube de tinta)
Paperback in Spanish
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Wonder
2013, Thorndike Press
Hardcover in English - Large print edition
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Wonder
2013, Black Swan, Transworld Publishers Ltd, imusti
Mass Market Paperback in English - Black Swan edition (9)
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Qi ji nan hai: Wonder / R.J. Palacio
2012, Qin zi tian xia za gu fen you xian gong si
in Chinese - Di yi ban
Cover of: Wonder
Wonder
2012 September, La Campana
Paperback in Catalan
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Wonder: wonder
2012, Bodley Head
hardcover in English - 2012 edition (5)
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Wonder
2012, Doubleday
Hardcover in English - Cased edition
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Rollercoasters Wonder Reader [Paperback] Palacio, R.J
2001, Oxford Schools
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Edition Notes

Originally published: London: Doubleday, 2012.

Published in
London
Copyright Date
2012

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
813.6
Library of Congress
PS3616

The Physical Object

Format
Mass Market Paperback
Pagination
367 pages
Number of pages
368

Edition Identifiers

Open Library
OL28374912M
Internet Archive
wonder0000palacio
ISBN 10
0552778621
ISBN 13
9780552778626
OCLC/WorldCat
809937325, 1028459076
Goodreads
58574012

Work Identifiers

Work ID
OL16142094W

Work Description

Wonder is a children's novel written by R. J. Palacio,[2] published on 14 February 2012.

R. J. Palacio wrote Wonder after an incident where her son noticed a girl with a severe facial difference and started to cry. Fearing he would react badly, Palacio attempted to remove her son from the situation so as not to upset the girl and her family but ended up worsening the situation. Natalie Merchant's song of the same name made her realize that the incident could illustrate a valuable lesson. Palacio was inspired by Merchant's lyrics and she began writing. She named the book directly after the song and used the song's chorus as the prologue of the first chapter.

Excerpts

I know I'm not an ordinary ten-year-old kid.
added by Lisa.

first sentence

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Pace 6 Medium paced 100% Enjoyability 9 Engaging 55% Exciting 44% Clarity 5 Well organized 37% Clearly written 37% Incomprehensible 12% Effective explanations 12% Difficulty 4 Juvenile 33% Beginner 33% Intermediate 16% Advanced 16% Breadth 4 Comprehensive 50% Focused 33% Introductory 16% Genres 5 Based on a true story 33% Fiction 33% Essay 16% Sci-fi 16% Mood 6 Inspiring 17% Sad 17% Hopeful 11% Lighthearted 11% Whimsical 5% Dark 5% Suspenseful 5% Calm 5% Tense 5% Emotional 5% Cheerful 5% Impressions 7 Highly recommend 45% Life changing 18% Recommend 18% Best in class 9% Unremarkable 9% Length 7 Medium 85% Long 14% Credibility 3 Accurate 100% Features 4 Table of contents 33% Chapters 33% Problem sets 33% Content Warnings 3 Insensitivity 66% Racism 33% Style 3 Slang 100% Purpose 7 Inspiration 22% Broaden perspective 16% Learn about 16% Entertainment 16% Self-help 11% Hope 11% Fact checking 5%

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