Wonder

By: R. J. Palacio

Narrated by: Kaya McLean, Lila Sage Bromley, Dariana Alvarez, Santino Barnard, Ry Chase, Madeleine Curry

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A PARADE BEST KIDS BOOK OF ALL TIME • 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. Listen to the book that inspired the Choose Kind movement, a major motion picture, and the critically acclaimed graphic novel White Bird.

And don't miss R.J. Palacio's highly anticipated new novel, Pony, available now!

I won't describe what I look like. Whatever you're thinking, it's probably worse.

August Pullman was born with a facial difference that, up until now, has prevented him from going to a mainstream school. 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. 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. In a world where bullying among young people is an epidemic, this is a refreshing new narrative full of heart and hope.

R.J. 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. 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.

©2012 R. J. Palacio (P)2022 Listening Library

Critic reviews

#1 New York Times bestseller

USA Today bestseller

Time Magazine's 100 Best Young Adult Books of All Time

New York Times Book Review Notable Book

Washington Post Best Kids' Book

A School Library Journal Best of Children's Books

A Publishers Weekly Best of Children's Books

A Kirkus Reviews Best of Children's Books

A Booklist Best of Children's Books

"Wonder is the best kids' book of the year." (Slate)

"In a wonder of a debut, Palacio has written a crackling page-turner filled with characters you can't help but root for." (Entertainment Weekly)

Amazing Book

I teach 5th grade reading and this book was our novel study. I have to say it was amazing and all my students loved reading it.

Great story!

A wonderful story and loved how it was told from different points of view. The voice actors were great.

Amazing, heartfelt story.

I am going to share my opinion on Wonder and a short summary (I will try not to spoil it!
Wonder is an amazing story. It is about not judging a book by its cover, and it is ok to stand out, and that just because you look different does not mean you are ugly or less than them.

And now here is the summary.

August Pullman (Auggie) is not your ordinary kid, because of his face abnormalities. But when the school year starts, Auggie is in 5th grade, and starting middle school, but it is his very first time at real school, and is not treated very kindly by other kids. having been homeschooled his whole life. Eventually Auggie is able to make a couple friends, Jack Will, and Summer. and Auggie has a sister named Via. The story is through different people's point of view, how they see Auggie. Auggie, to his family and friends, despite his face, is a wonder.

I listened to this book more than once. I just cannot get enough of it! I even have the story in the book version, like the book you hold in your hands. I highly, highly recommend this WONDER-ful book! 😊🔊📘

Happy story

I like that Augie had a lot of friends I didn’t like that people were bullying him🥰❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️🤩😍😄😁😃😀STAR WARS 🐕🐕‍🦺

Augie and dude is really nice and I like him. He’s really nice and this book is really fun.

The only thing I dislike is the dog dying. Everything else is amazing. anyways this is the best book ever so read it all your days.

The voices

I loved the different voices, great, clear, it really felt like the characters were reading their own book to us!!

So fun my kids loved it and it was so relaxing best book ever

It made my heart drop when I heard it amazing book it I finished it and I heard it like 100 times

Great family listening. My kids loved it.

The kids loved the book. My daughter loved listening to the book at help her further her comprehension of the book.

heartfeltness!n

I liked the integrity of the main characters and how the story moved through emotional moments. I smiled, laughed, cried, feared, and celebrated. I didn't want it to end!

Good book but

Good. My only problem is that the narrator for the main charecter is trash. I get having a narrator who sounds like a kid but he sounds like…. Five