Summer and Auggie connect over their shared sense of playfulness and wonder unlike many of their peers, the two still play games and want to dress up for Halloween. Auggie also befriends Summer Dawson, a kind girl who sits with him at lunch when no one else will. He makes a new friend, Jack Will he and Jack Will sit next to each other in practically every class, providing some relief from his status as an outcast. Auggie takes it all in stride because he’s used to it. Even some teachers reveal shock upon seeing him. The other students jeer and stare at Auggie. The challenge this decision presents is significant. Though Auggie initially feels like his parents have betrayed him, he agrees to go to school. Auggie’s fortitude to face public opinion is put to the test when he learns that he has been accepted to Beecher Prep-and that his parents expect him to attend. While Auggie claims he’s used to people staring at him wherever he goes, his sister, Olivia “Via” Pullman is not she gets visibly upset. He’s only 10 years old when the narrative begins, and Auggie has already undergone 27 surgeries to try to correct various issues related to his genetic condition.
Auggie is a hero to root for, a diamond in the rough who proves that you can’t blend in when you were born to stand out.At the beginning of the story, Auggie believes he’s just like any other kid, though he acknowledges that other kids don’t cause people to run away screaming. Palacio has called her debut novel “a meditation on kindness”-indeed, every listener will come away with a greater appreciation for the simple courage of friendship. In a world where bullying among young people is an epidemic, this is a refreshing new narrative full of heart and hope. Beginning from Auggie’s point of view and expanding to include his classmates, his sister, her boyfriend, and others, the perspectives converge to form a portrait of one community’s struggle with empathy, compassion, and acceptance. Starting 5th grade at Beecher Prep, he wants nothing more than to be treated as an ordinary kid-but his new classmates can’t get past Auggie’s extraordinary face. Whatever you're thinking, it's probably worse.Īugust Pullman was born with a facial difference that, up until now, has prevented him from going to a mainstream school. Palacio's highly anticipated new novel, Pony, available now!
Listen to the book that inspired the Choose Kind movement, a major motion picture, and the critically acclaimed graphic novel White Bird.Īnd don't miss R.J. Millions of people have fallen in love with Auggie Pullman, an ordinary boy with an extraordinary face-who shows us that kindness brings us together no matter how far apart we are.
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