Wonder by Palacio. R.J. ( 2013 ) Paperback - Softcover

Palacio, R J

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0552565970 ISBN 13: 9780552565974

Publisher: VCCUIOB, 2014

Synopsis

Soon to be a major film starring Julia Roberts, Owen Wilson and Jacob Tremblay. '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?WONDER is a funny, frank, astonishingly moving debut to read in one sitting, pass on to others, and remember long after the final page.

About this title

Review:

"Remarkable . . . It has the power to move hearts and change minds" (Guardian)

"Incredibly charming, brutal and brilliant" (Observer)

"It wreaks emotional havoc . . . 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)

"When the kids have finished with this, the adults will want to read it. Everybody should" (Financial Times)

"Awesome . . . So authentic you'll swear a kid wrote the book. And yes, that's a good thing" (Glamour)

Book Description:

The unforgettable, life-affirming and internationally bestselling story of August Pullman - a boy who's desperate to blend in, but is destined to stand out because of the way he looks.

About this edition

• Publisher: VCCUIOB
• Publication date: 2014
• ISBN 10: 0552565970
• ISBN 13: 9780552565974
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 316
• Illustrator: Palacio R J