Wonder by R J Palacio
'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.
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
R. J. Palacio is a graphic designer by day and a writer by night. She lives in New York City with her family and a black dog called Bear. Her critically acclaimed debut novel, WONDER, has sold over 2.5 million copies worldwide and has spent over three years in the UK and US bestseller charts.
| SKU | GOR003886640 |
| ISBN 13 | 9780857521132 |
| ISBN 10 | 0857521136 |
| Title | Wonder |
| Author | R J Palacio |
| Condition | Very good |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Transworld Publishers Ltd |
| Year published | 2012-06-07 |
| Number of pages | 320 |
| 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 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
| Note | This is a used book - there is no escaping the fact it has been read by someone else and it will show signs of wear and previous use. Overall we expect it to be in very good condition, but if you are not entirely satisfied please get in touch with us |
