Wonder
by R.J. Palacio
A lot of the time I try to avoid books that everyone is reading or talking about. I like to rebel and go my own way. One summer I worked in a bookstore. I know, what a shock, that I worked somewhere that I was surrounded by books. I worked in a library in college too! Anyway the summer I was working at Bookland (hand to God that was what it was called) The DaVinci Code was the big thing. I refused to read it for almost two years after that summer.
This week's book is a book I have been looking at for a while every so often. The book is Wonder. The story is about a boy starting fifth grade at a new school. August, or Auggie, has never been to a “real” school due to his different health issues. His face is described in a lot of ways but it seems like everyone is startled or freaked out about it.
Without going into too much detail, a while back our little kindergartner’s teacher told me some news that really upset me. She made me feel like my hubby and I made the wrong choice for him to start school this year as a five year old. I was in a dark place because this teacher made me feel like a crap mom and like I couldn't do anything right. We had a parent teacher conference and our little guy's report was great and I finally felt like maybe our little guy was going to be alright. Then last week his teacher left another note on his classwork that boiled my blood again. So between that teacher making me feel like crap, this being Thanksgiving week and the movie adaptation coming out last Friday, I decided I would read Wonder.
I will admit the book sent a lot of emotions into play. It was sweet, heartbreaking, way too sugar sweet at some points and really pretty well written if I'm going to be honest. It is a young adult book so it's a pretty quick read, but I think it holds up for any age group to enjoy. I would definitely recommend the book. As a mom, or someone feeling like an outcast, or really anyone, you should check this book out. I'm assuming I will someday see the movie once it's in the Redbox. Let's be honest, I am a mother of two amazing kids five and under and the only movie I see nowadays are animated.x
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