Kindness brings us together no matter how far apart we are. Millions of people have read the #1
New York Times bestseller WONDER and fallen in love with Auggie Pullman an ordinary boy with
an extraordinary face. A perfect read for back to school -- no matter what that looks like! The
book that inspired the Choose Kind movement a major motion picture and the critically
acclaimed graphic novel White Bird. I won't describe what I look like. Whatever you're thinking
it's probably worse. August Pullman was born with a facial difference that up until now has
prevented him from going to a mainstream school. Starting 5th grade at Beecher Prep he wants
nothing more than to be treated as an ordinary kid-but his new classmates can't get past
Auggie's extraordinary face. WONDER now a #1 New York Times bestseller and included on the
Texas Bluebonnet Award master list begins from Auggie's point of view but soon switches to
include his classmates his sister her boyfriend and others. These perspectives converge in a
portrait of one community's struggle with empathy compassion and acceptance. Wonder is the
best kids' book of the year said Emily Bazelon senior editor at Slate.com and author of
Sticks and Stones: Defeating the Culture of Bullying and Rediscovering the Power of Character
and Empathy. In a world where bullying among young people is an epidemic this is a refreshing
new narrative full of heart and hope. R.J. Palacio has called her debut novel a meditation on
kindness -indeed every reader will come away with a greater appreciation for the simple
courage of friendship. Auggie is a hero to root for a diamond in the rough who proves that you
can't blend in when you were born to stand out. Join the conversation: #thewonderofwonder
#choosekind
