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Wonder
by R.J. Palacio
So I basically cried through this entire book. Wonder is a novel about a 10-year old boy named August, who just happens to have been born with severe facial deformities. The book follows him through 5th grade, which is the first time he's ever attended school. I cried as August endures the torment of his classmates, who have never seen anyone like him. I cried as his loving parents and sister try to help him but don't know how. And I cried all the way to the end, where without giving too much away he gets his happy ending.
The author tells the story from multiple characters' viewpoints, and I think it works to help flesh them out. They act in cowardice, anger, and ignorance - but these same characters are also capable of incredibly brave and selfless acts. In other words, they're real. August describes a couple of times the way people who see him for the first time react - either the soft intake of breath or the quick look down and subsequent avoidance of eye contact. The novel's moral - "be a little kinder than is necessary" - is something we can all learn to live by. Highly recommended.
The author tells the story from multiple characters' viewpoints, and I think it works to help flesh them out. They act in cowardice, anger, and ignorance - but these same characters are also capable of incredibly brave and selfless acts. In other words, they're real. August describes a couple of times the way people who see him for the first time react - either the soft intake of breath or the quick look down and subsequent avoidance of eye contact. The novel's moral - "be a little kinder than is necessary" - is something we can all learn to live by. Highly recommended.