NIST comments:
Y7: "Very inspirational"
Y8: "Very touching, and emotional"
Y8: "Very emotional topic and is very interestedly structured."
Y8: "Wonder is a emotional and fun book."
Y8: "It's a boy in 6th grade who faces bullying as he has a different face and he overcomes that and becomes this strong person. I think this book is inspiring to other people facing bullying as this book is a life lesson."
Y10: "Really emotional and great book!"
Y8: "Very touching, and emotional"
Y8: "Very emotional topic and is very interestedly structured."
Y8: "Wonder is a emotional and fun book."
Y8: "It's a boy in 6th grade who faces bullying as he has a different face and he overcomes that and becomes this strong person. I think this book is inspiring to other people facing bullying as this book is a life lesson."
Y10: "Really emotional and great book!"
Series
Collection
Publication
Knopf Books for Young Readers (2012), Edition: 1, 320 pages
Description
Ten-year-old Auggie Pullman, who was born with extreme facial abnormalities and was not expected to survive, goes from being home-schooled to entering fifth grade at a private middle school in Manhattan, which entails enduring the taunting and fear of his classmates as he struggles to be seen as just another student.
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Original publication date
2012-02-14
Awards
Nebraska Golden Sower Award (Nominee — 2014)
Texas Bluebonnet Award (Nominee — 2014)
Wyoming Indian Paintbrush Award (Nominee — 2014)
Young Hoosier Book Award (Nominee — Intermediate — 2015)
Audie Award (Finalist — 2013)
Rebecca Caudill Young Readers' Book Award (Nominee — 2014)
Georgia Children's Book Award (Finalist — Grades 4-8 — 2014)
Great Stone Face Book Award (Nominee — 2013)
Utah Beehive Book Award (Nominee — Children's Fiction — 2014)
Kentucky Bluegrass Award (Nominee — Grades 3-5 — 2014)
Sasquatch Book Award (Nominee — 2015)
Charlie May Simon Children's Book Award (Nominee — 2015)
Pacific Northwest Library Association Young Reader's Choice Award (Nominee — Junior — 2015)
Buckeye Children's & Teen Book Award (Nominee — Grades 3-5 — 2013)
South Dakota Children's Book Awards (Nominee — 2015)
Great Lakes Great Books Award (Winner — 2014)
Vermont Golden Dome Book Award (Nominee)
Iowa Teen Award (Nominee — 2014)
Bluestem Award (Nominee — 2014)
Mark Twain Readers Award (Winner — 1st Place — 2015)
Sunshine State Young Reader's Award (Nominee — Grades 6-8 — 2014)
Nēnē Award (Nominee — 2014)
Judy Lopez Memorial Award for Children's Literature (Medalist — 2013)
British Book Award (Shortlist — 2013)
Christopher Award (2013)
Grand Canyon Reader Award (Nominee — Intermediate — 2015)
Yoto Carnegie Medal for Writing (Nominee — 2013)
Independent Booksellers' Book Prize (Winner — Children's — 2013)
California Young Reader Medal (Nominee — 2015)
Blue Hen Book Award (Nominee — Middle Readers — 2014)
Louisiana Young Readers' Choice Award (Winner — 2015)
Mitten Award (Honor — 2012)
North Carolina Children's Book Award (Nominee — 2014)
Land Of Enchantment Book Award (Winner — Children's — 2014)
Rhode Island Children's Book Award (Nominee — 2014)
Concorde Book Award (Shortlist — 2014)
Virginia Readers' Choice (Nominee — Middle School — 2014)
Kids' Book Choice Awards (Finalist — Author of the Year — 2013)
Golden Archer Award (Nominee — Intermediate — 2015)
Charlotte Award (Winner — 2014)
Josette Frank Award (Winner — 2013)
Black-Eyed Susan Book Award (Nominee — Grades 6-9 — 2014)
UKLA Book Award (Shortlist — 2013)
WAYRBA: Western Australia Young Readers Book Award (Winner — Younger Readers — 2013)
Flicker Tale Award (Nominee — Juvenile Books — 2014)
Colorado Children's Book Award (Nominee — 2014)
3 Apples Book Award (Winner — Children — 2014)
Waterstones Children's Book Prize (Winner — 2013)
Volunteer State Book Award (Nominee — Middle School — 2015)
Evergreen Teen Book Award (Nominee — 2015)
Hampshire Book Awards (Shortlist — Hampshire Book Award — 2014)
Deutscher Jugendliteraturpreis (Winner — 2014)
CYBILS Awards (Winner — 2012)
Maine Student Book Award (Winner — 2014)
South Carolina Book Awards (Nominee — Children's Book Award — 2014)
E.B. White Read-Aloud Award (Winner — 2013)
James Cook Teen Book Award (Honor Book — 2013)
CCBC Choices (2013)
Read Aloud Indiana Book Award (2013-2015)
Children's Favorites Awards (Finalist — Author of the Year — 2013)
The Best Children's Books of the Year (Nine to Twelve — 2013)
Notable Children's Book (2013)
Nerdy Book Award (Middle Grade Fiction — 2012)
Teacher Favorites Award (2013)
Amazing Audiobooks for Young Adults (Top Ten — 2013)
Texas Lone Star Reading List (2013)
Chicago Public Library Best of the Best: Kids (Fiction for Older Readers — 2012)
Language
Original language
English