Whether we recognise it or not, every one of us feels different, and alone, and insecure, at least to some extent in our lives. Soon, his parents decide that it is time to prepare him for the big, harsh world, and Auggie begins Grade Five at Beecher Primary School. The story follows August “Auggie” Pullman, a 10-year-old boy born with a facial difference known as Treacher Collins Syndrome, which has prevented him from attending mainstream school (Lit Charts, 2014). R.J Palacio’s Wonder, published in 2012, was a New York Times bestseller and has since been adapted into a film of the same name (Shmoop, 2017). In her 316 pages of textual magnificence, she yanks out every last tear remaining on the reader’s eye as she lays out a beautiful, heart-wrenching and unique narrative forcing the reader to comprehend the sheer significance of arguably the most powerful force in the world – kindness. Raquel Palacio is not just your average author she’s a modern-day prophet. Welcome my lovely wonders to our first literature review - I sincerely hope you enjoy it! These are the qualities that define us as human beings, and propel us, on occasion, to greatness…” (R.J Palacio’s Wonder)
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