Synopsis
Wonder is a story about a young boy who is born with a terrible facial abnormality. He is plagued by social stigmas and the bullying by others around him. For the first time, he is going to attend a real school. What will happen there? Will the other children accept him? Will he be able to cope with their stares? Will they be horrified by his ugly and unacceptable appearance? Does appearance really matter? What will happen to this little boy called August is something you will find out when you go through the novel. The book takes up a delicate subject that is very sensitive and touching at the same time. Wonder is a great read fiction for people of all ages.
About the Author
R.J.Palacio is the author of this super sweet novel. She is a graphic designer by profession and also loves writing. She has claimed that she once faced an incident that propelled her to write her first novel. Once when she took her young son for ice cream she realised that a girl with facial deformity was standing next to her son. She was afraid of how her son would react to the girl and so removed him from the scene. However, she later felt guilty of doing so and the whole incident set her thinking. This is how she wrote her first novel Wonder.
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