Who recommends it
- The Best Books for 11 Year OldsReading list
Books are often lauded for their ability to transport readers to different worlds, and nowhere is this truer than in R.J. Palacio’s Wonder. The story follows Auggie Pullman, a young boy with a facial deformity, as he starts fifth grade at a mainstream school.
- Tamler SommersInterview
10-12 year-olds: Wonder by R.J. Palacio. It was my daughter’s favorite book for a long time. High school: The Baron in the Trees by Italo Calvino because it’s beautiful and can introduce them to novel ways of understanding meaning and purpose. College: A Confederacy of Dunces by John Kennedy Toole because it’s the…
- Dan AntopolskiInterview
- Kelle HamptonInterview
Wonder by R.J. Palacio. I read it after I had a daughter with a disability, and I just wanted to hug the author for so brilliantly encouraging young people to step into the shoes of someone whom the world labels different, and feel what they are feeling. This book is an invitation to true empathy, not pity, and it…
- Monica HanksInterview
That’s a tough one! Each child/YA is so different, but I think the book Wonder by R.J. Palacio is one book that every child should read at some point. The message of the book is relevant to every child everywhere; it’s universal and so important.
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