![]() ![]() 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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