Loved itit made me cry so much and it's such a beautiful and an adorable story that pushes you as a reader to be kind in general to be a good human being to be mindful of other people's feelings
Wonder (2001)
Others: Overwhelmingly positive Wonder is a children's novel written by R. J. Palacio,[2] published on 14 February 2012. R. J. Palacio wrote Wonder after an incident where her son noticed a girl with a severe facial difference and started to cry. Fearing he would react badly, Palacio attempted to remove her son from the situation so as not to upset the girl and her family but ended up worsening the situation. Natalie Merchant's song of the same name made her realize that the incident could illustrate a valuable lesson. Palacio was inspired by Merchant's lyrics and she began writing. She named the book directly after the song and used the song's chorus as the prologue of the first chapter.
- ISBN:
- 9780593378182
- Length:
- 320 pages
Genres: young adult
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Loved itthis book was so heartwarming ... it was just such a great story and I love little avi so much so definitely had to be on the favorites of the year
Loved itwonder by RJ Palacio I listened that on audible it was on sale what I loved about the audio version was that it was a full cast recording and a lot of times I don't like that but for wonder it really worked for me
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Loved itThis book was beautiful. Absolutely beautiful. The characters in this story, Ogie, he is so adorable.
Loved itthis is such a touching book I loved it so much