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Wonder by R.J. Palacio
5.0

"Shall we make a new rule of life...always to try to be a little kinder than is necessary?"

I was so intimidated by ALL the GR friends I have who have read this giving it 5 stars. A majorly high bar.

Well, I'd give it 6. It was a gem of a book, beautifully written and full of so many uplifting messages for kids (all types of kids), parents ... anybody. An excellent reminder of how many viewpoints there are to each story (loved the different narrators) and to always be kinder than necessary.

Go read it.

Oh, and to all of you who want to read it to your kids when they're older: how do you plan to do that? I was BAWLING, no way could I read it aloud... lol.