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Wonder :Adult edition
Wonder :Adult edition
paperback
Published:
1 August, 2013
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Description
'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.
Prizes
Winner of Independent Booksellers' Week Book of the Year Award: Children's Book of the Year 2013,Winner of Wandsworth Schools Fabulous Book Award 2013,Short-listed for Carnegie Medal 2013
More Details
| Type | Book |
|---|---|
| ISBN13 | 9780552778626 |
| ISBN10 | 0552778621 |
| Number Of Pages | 368 |
| Item Weight | 251 g |
| Product Dimensions | 127 x 198 x 22 mm |
| Publisher / Reseller | Transworld Publishers Ltd |
| Format | paperback |
Media Reviews
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 *
If you read one book this year, make it this one... a funny, emotional, brilliantly observed story... We loved it * Bella *
For anyone who has ever worried about their child's vulnerabilities, Wonder will strike at your heart * Daily Telegraph *
In its assured simplicity and boldness (reminiscent of To Kill a Mockingbird), it also has the power to move hearts and change minds * Guardian *
When the kids have finished with this, the adults will want to read it * Financial Times *
What a gem of a story. Moving and heart-warming. This book made me laugh, made me angry, made me cry -- Malorie Blackman
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Author's Bio
R. J. Palacio was born and raised in New York City. She attended the High School of Art and Design and the Parsons School of Design, where she majored in illustration. She was a graphic designer and an art director for many years before writing her critically acclaimed debut novel, Wonder, which has been on the New York Times bestseller list since March 2012, sold over 16 million copies worldwide and been adapted into a movie.
In addition to Wonder, R. J. has written Auggie & Me: Three Wonder Stories, 365 Days of Wonder, We're All Wonders and White Bird: A Wonder Story, which is soon to be a major motion picture. She lives in Brooklyn, New York with her husband, two sons and two dogs (Bear and Beau).
Follow her on Twitter: @RJPalacio