'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.
Publisher: Transworld Publishers Ltd
ISBN: 9780552778626
Number of pages: 368
Weight: 251 g
Dimensions: 198 x 127 x 22 mm
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
'Kinder than is necessary. Because it's not enough to be kind. One should be kinder than needed.'
Words cannot describe my adoration for this book. I fell head over hills with each and every character,...
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Shall we make a new rule of life… always try to be a little kinder than is necessary?
Wonder. This book is wonderful. I can’t really describe it. It’s perfect and I think everyone should read it. It’s simple. The...
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This book was shortlisted for this year's Waterstones Children's Book Prize and was, in fact, the category winner for 5-12. It was tested on children in schools thoughout Southampton who loved it. Below is... More
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