Wonder, by R.J. Palacio is my top book pick for this summer.
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.
I highly recommend reading this book with your child! It has amazing life lessons of kindness and courage. I will be reading this book with my own incoming fifth grader because I think the discussions we will have about August and his classmates will be invaluable to my son. I think he will gain more from reading this book if he has a chance to talk about it rather than just reading it on his own.
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