Wonder

Written by: R.J Palacios

Genre: realistic fiction

Awards: Texas Bluebonnet List 2014

                NAPPA Gold Award 2012

                Great Stone Face Book Award

                Black-Eyed Susan Award

Summary:

Since he was born with a craniofacial condition, 10-year-old August "Auggie" Pullman has struggled to find his place in society. He is in fifth grade, and it's his first time being a student at a real school. At Beecher Pre, Auggie feels like an outsider, but he makes the best of a bad situation with his few friends. We follow Auggie's triumphs and struggles from the perspective of his sister and other people who've grown close to Auggie over the school year. Auggie stands tall in the face of adversity and conquers the struggles of fifth grade.

Teacher Evaluation:

I would use this book in a fifth or sixth-grade classroom. Teachers can use this story for a book club or Socratic seminar discussion. The main goal with these activities would be for students to practice critical thinking while creating questions and answering other people's questions. While reading, students would create three to five discussion questions for each chapter. These questions will be used for the cumulative discussion activity at the end of the unit.