It can be like pulling teeth to get Charlie to read. Then other times I can not get Charlie to quit reading. Is it like this with your children? This week in Homeschooling Charlie has asked to watch the movie Wonder DVD and I am going to have Charlie read Wonder.
Then Charlie can compare the movie to the book and do a report on the differences he noticed. For our Field Trip this week we will be taking a trip to Half Price books to look for other books in the Wonder series especially The Wonder Journal.
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Based on the New York Times bestseller, WONDER tells the inspiring and heartwarming story of August Pullman. Born with facial differences that, up until now, have prevented him from going to a mainstream school, Auggie becomes the most unlikely of heroes when he enters the local fifth grade.
As his family, his new classmates, and the larger community all struggle to find their compassion and acceptance, Auggie’s extraordinary journey will unite them all and prove you can’t blend in when you were born to stand out.
Kindness brings us together no matter how far apart we are. Millions of people have read the #1 New York Times bestseller WONDER and fallen in love with Auggie Pullman, an ordinary boy with an extraordinary face. A perfect read for back to school — no matter what that looks like!
The book that inspired the Choose Kind movement, a major motion picture, and the critically acclaimed graphic novel White Bird.
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.
WONDER, now a #1 New York Times bestseller and included on the Texas Bluebonnet Award master list, begins from Auggie’s point of view, but soon switches to include his classmates, his sister, her boyfriend, and others. These perspectives converge in a portrait of one community’s struggle with empathy, compassion, and acceptance.
The North East is a mystery to readers, basic unfamiliarity compounded by a paucity of written material on the region. Lands of Early Dawn, North East of India seeks to redress the balance, journeying into the heart of the region, painting scenes of breathtaking natural beauty which are juxtaposed with an earnest concern with the hopes of the people and their trials.
Winter mists in Mizoram, pine and fir shrouded walks of Meghalaya, Assam’s silver girded rail bridges and shimmering fishing nets the narrative is threaded with brilliant images, with glimpses into the region’s history and social structures.
365 Days of Wonder: Mr. Browne’s Book of Precepts
WONDER IS NOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE STARRING JULIA ROBERTS AND JACOB TREMBLAY!
Over 8 million people have read the #1 New York Times bestseller Wonder—the book that inspired the Choose Kind movement—and have fallen in love with Auggie Pullman, an ordinary boy with an extraordinary face.
In Wonder, readers were introduced to memorable English teacher Mr. Browne and his love of precepts.
This companion book features conversations between Mr. Browne and Auggie, Julian, Summer, Jack Will, and others, giving readers a special peek at their lives after Wonder ends.
Mr. Browne’s essays and correspondence are rounded out by a precept for each day of the year—drawn from popular songs to children’s books to inscriptions on Egyptian tombstones to fortune cookies.
Mr. Browns selections celebrate the goodness of human beings, the strength of people’s hearts, and the power of people’s wills.
There’s something for everyone here, with words of wisdom from such noteworthy people as Anne Frank, Martin Luther King Jr., Confucius, Goethe, Sappho—and over 100 readers of Wonder who sent R. J. Palacio their own precepts.
From the moment they met in the page of Wonder, it was clear that Auggie and Julian were never going to be friends.
Julian is nasty, mean, and downright cruel to Auggie. But why? Is Julian just a born bully who is mad that things have changed in his school? Or is there something more to his story?
And does he have a chance for redemption? In The Julian Chapter, readers will finally get to see the world through Julian’s eyes and get a glimpse at his not-so-straightforward side of the story.
Shingaling: A Wonder Story Audible Logo
Over 2 million people have read the New York Times bestseller Wonder and have fallen in love with Auggie Pullman, an ordinary boy with an extraordinary face.
Listeners have also been given a special look at another side of Auggie’s story with The Julian Chapter and a peek at his life before Beecher Prep in Pluto.
In Shingaling, the third Wonder Story, they’ll listen about life as a fifth grader at Beecher Prep through the eyes of Charlotte, the girl who had been chosen to be Auggie’s “welcome” buddy.
Listeners will not only learn more about Charlotte and her budding friendship with fan-favorite, Summer (they solve a mystery together), but how the girls at Beecher Prep react to Auggie attending their school for the first time, and how Charlotte came to write the precept she used at the end of Wonder, “It’s not enough to be friendly. You have to be a friend.”
WONDER IS NOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE STARRING JULIA ROBERTS AND JACOB TREMBLAY!
Over 8 million people have read the #1 New York Times bestseller Wonder—the book that inspired the Choose Kind movement—and have fallen in love with Auggie Pullman, an ordinary boy with an extraordinary face.
R. J. Palacio’s life-changing novel Wonder has inspired countless readers to reflect on their actions and to Choose Kind. This journal, filled with quotes from Wonder and 365 Days of Wonder, furthers the spirit of the novel in a personal treasure for fans to fill with their own precepts, stories, and thoughts.
Auggie & Me
Originally published as short ebooks, The Julian Chapter, Pluto and Shingaling are finally available in print in the hardcover book, Auggie & Me.
These companion stories to Wonder are an extra peek at Auggie before he started at Beecher Prep and during his first year there. Readers get to see him through the eyes of Julian, the bully; Christopher, Auggie’s oldest friend; and Charlotte, Auggie’s new friend at school.
Together, these three stories are a treasure for readers who aren’t quite ready to leave Auggie behind after they finish Wonder, or who simply want to read more tales about the trials and triumphs of friendship.
Choose Kind Journal
With more than 14 million copies sold worldwide, Wonder has inspired countless readers to change the way they think about others – and to Choose Kind.
This beautiful journal is filled with suggestions and activities for spreading kindness: one for every day of the year. With quotes from the book and questions that are both fun and insightful, this journal is the perfect gift for Wonder fans and for any person, aged 7 to 97, who is looking to be a little kinder.
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Soon to be a major motion picture, starring Helen Mirren and Gillian Anderson!
Inspired by her blockbuster phenomenon Wonder, R. J. Palacio makes her graphic novel debut with an unforgettable, Sydney Taylor Book Award-winning story of the power of kindness and unrelenting courage in a time of war.
In R. J. Palacio’s bestselling collection of stories Auggie & Me, which expands on characters in Wonder, readers were introduced to Julian’s grandmother, Grandmère.
Here, Palacio makes her graphic novel debut with Grandmère’s heartrending story: how she, a young Jewish girl, was hidden by a family in a Nazi-occupied French village during World War II; how the boy she and her classmates once shunned became her savior and best friend.
Sara’s harrowing experience movingly demonstrates the power of kindness to change hearts, build bridges, and even save lives. As Grandmère tells Julian, “It always takes courage to be kind, but in those days, such kindness could cost you everything.”
With poignant symbolism and gorgeous artwork that brings Sara’s story out of the past and cements it firmly in this moment in history, White Bird is sure to captivate anyone who was moved by the book Wonder or the blockbuster movie adaptation and its message.
About R. J. Palacio
R. J. Palacio was born and raised in New York City. She attended the High School of Art and Design and the Parsons School of Design, where she majored in illustration with the hopes of someday following in the footsteps of her favorite childhood author-illustrators, Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, Maurice Sendak, and the D’Aulaires.
She was a graphic designer and art director for many years before writing Wonder. We’re All Wonders, which is based conceptually on the themes of her novel, represents the fulfillment of her dream to write and illustrate her own picture book.
R.J. is also the author of Auggie & Me: Three Wonder Stories and 365 Days of Wonder: Mr. Browne’s Book of Precepts. She lives in Brooklyn, where she is surrounded by magical water towers, with her husband, their two sons, and their two dogs, Bear and Beau.
Learn more about her at or on Twitter at @RJPalacio.
Thank you,
Glenda, Charlie and David Cates
