by R.J.Palacio
I
had never read a book like this, "Wonder", what a beautiful word. A beautiful
word the author uses to describe us a wonderful person, with a brilliant mind
and a big heart inside his chest. R.J.Palacio, tells us the story of a little
boy, August, who has not had an easy life and childhood from his birth due to
his deformed face.
August
is a boy who has always been living surrounded and overprotected by his loving family
due to his physical problems. He was born with several deformities on his face
as a consequence of genetic problems. He has suffered twenty seven surgeries
but, in spite of that, August is not happy with his physical appearance and
feels the looks of the people wherever he goes.
August
has been home-schooled by his mother, but his parents decide that he has to start
going to school. At the beginning, he feels kind of terrified and does not want
to go but his family finally convince him, in spite of his fears.
The
course starts and he can feel both sides of friendship. On the one hand the
real friendship of Jack and Summer who help him from the very beginning and, on
the other hand, a fake friendship leaded by Julian, who has two faces, a good
one to the teachers and a cruel one while talking to August in front of the
other kids.
Time
goes by, and August character, courage, kindness, and brightness makes him gain
the respect of all his classmates and
teachers. These traits joined to all love he has breathed in his life makes him
a special person, a wonderful person who everybody wants to know, who everybody
wants to be with.
As a
way of reflection, I would like to tell you that I wish I had the opportunity
to meet August too. I am sure that we
would be good friends. While I was going through this unputdownable book, I could feel on
my own how he felt and rivers of tears run down my cheeks. This book makes me
think that there are lots of Augusts in the world, very close to us, and we
should not miss out on the opportunity to help them to feel ordinary and happy,
the only thing we have to do is to be kinder than is necessary.
Vicent
I had never read a book like this, "Wonder", what a beautiful word. A beautiful word the author uses to describe TO us a wonderful person, with a brilliant mind and a big heart inside his chest. R.J.PalaciO tells us the story of a little boy, August, who has not had an easy life and childhood from his birth due to his deformed face.
ReplyDeleteAugust is a boy who has always been living surrounded and overprotected by his loving family due to his physical problems. He was born with several deformities on his face as a consequence of genetic problems. He has suffered twentY-Seven surgeries but, in spite of that, August is not happy with his physical appearance and feels the looks of the people wherever he goes.
August has been home-schooled by his mother, but his parents decide that he has to start going to school. At the beginning, he feels kind of terrified and does not want to go but his family finally convinceS him, in spite of his fears.
The course starts and he can feel both sides of friendship. On the one hand the real friendship of Jack and Summer who help him from the very beginning and, on the other hand, a fake friendship lEd by Julian, who has two faces, a good one to the teachers and a cruel one while talking to August in front of the other kids.
Time goes by, and August'S character, courage, kindness, and brightness makE him gain the respect of all his classmates and teachers. These traits COMBINED WITH all THE love he has breathed in his life makE him a special person, a wonderful person who everybody wants to know, who everybody wants to be with.
As a way of reflection, I would like to tell you that I wish I had the opportunity to meet August too. I am sure that we would be good friends. While I was going through this unputdownable* book, I could feel on my own how he felt and rivers of tears rAn down my cheeks. This book makes me think that there are lots of Augusts in the world, very close to us, and we should not miss out on the opportunity to help them to feel ordinary and happy, the only thing we have to do is to be kinder than is necessary.
*"Captivating" would be a real word synonym of this.
A good book review. It definitely interested me in the book.
Thank you Matt. Ir you wanted I could Get you a copy
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