Wonder By Raquel J. Palacio Sparknotes

Raquel J. Palacio, is the author of the book, “Wonder’. wonder is taken place in Upper Manhattan, New York and Auggie’s middle school, Beecher Prep. The character I’m about to tell you about is August Pullman also known as Auggie. Auggie is a sweet 5th grade boy entering a new school, but he’s not your average th grade boy. Auggie has mandibulofacial dysostosis, a disease autosomal recessive mutation.

August Pullman was revealed in the very first sentence. August states ,” I know I'm not an ordinary ten-year-old kid. I mean, sure, I do ordinary things. I eat ice cream. I ride my bike. I play ball. I have an XBox. Stuff like that makes me ordinary. I guess. And I feel ordinary. Inside. But I know ordinary kids don't make other ordinary kids

run away screaming in playgrounds. I know ordinary kids don't get stared at wherever they go.” August gets stared at everywhere he goes because of his disease. No, august doesn’t like the attention because, it's negative attention. August also states ,” My name is August, by the way. I won't describe what I look like. Whatever you're thinking, it's probably worse.” August doesn’t like the way he looks, but what really matters is what is on the inside.

August changes many times throughout the story.

August has never been to a real school before, until his first day in 5th grade. This is one big change that August made in this story. Since August has never been to a real school he doesn't know what is feels like to be a real student , Because of this he doesn't really know what it is like to be bullied or made fun of. August does struggle at first with school but he learns how to get through with it. Another change with August throughout the story is him and his sister's relationship. It was Auggie's first year at a real school but , it was also his sister, Via’s first year in a=high school, and those are both big changes. Miranda seems to become more distant from him because she doesn't want people to find out about August because she doesn't want people to be afraid or know as the ,” the sister of the freak” or anything like that. Miranda also gets caught up with her new boyfriend and new

friends.

At the end of the book August has changed in good ways.

He has become more open. He has made lots of new friends over the 5th grade year and his two best friends , Jack and summer. August also won a reward at the end of the book which made a lot of people proud of him , and he even got a standing ovation. August has also gotten stronger. He has gotten stronger, he has learned to Face your fears and not ignore them. I think August was afraid of Julian at the beginning of the novel, but august is no longer afraid. Also which beecher Prep was at the science camp him and Jack went out to the forest to “take care of their business” and while they were three seventh graders came along and made fun of August, and then three other 5th grade boys from Beecher Prep come and beat the 7th graders up. These changes are good for August because they make him

stronger.

In the future , I think Auggie will still be looked at in a negative way , but there is honestly nothing that Auggie can do. I think August is going to do great things and be very successful in everything he does. I also think he is going to live a very happy life and stay friends with Jack and Summer. I think Auggie has taught me lots a valuable lessons like, when he stuck up for himself, because it's good to stick up for yourself if someone's trying to drag you down. Also when august won the award at the end of the year that taught me that there is always going to be many unexpected surprises that are going to come your way.