This draws Julian's ire, and the two have a fight during which Jack punches Julian, leading Mr. Jack eventually presses Summer, who hints at the cause, and when Jack realizes how he behaved, he is ashamed, and recommits to his friendship with Auggie. Returning to school, Auggie ignores Jack and confides the incident to Summer. Devastated, Auggie stays home sick for several days and isolates himself from his family, frustrating his sister Olivia, who begrudges Auggie the priority he receives over her. However, on Halloween, Auggie, dressed as Ghostface, overhears Jack, who was expecting Auggie to dress up as Boba Fett, joining in with Julian and his friends making fun of him behind his back. Auggie is approached and befriended at lunch by a classmate named Summer, and is paired in most of his classes with Jack, whom he also considers a friend. On his first day of school, Auggie tries in vain to avoid drawing attention to himself, but is subtly bullied by Julian and his friends. Auggie is treated unkindly by Julian, who acts 'like an angel' in front of adults.

Tushman, who has invited three other students - Jack Will, Charlotte, and Julian - to take him on a tour of the school. Auggie has an older sister, Olivia 'Via' Pullman, who is entering her first year of high school.īefore the start of the school year, Auggie's mother takes him to meet the principal, Mr. Due to his condition, August has been homeschooled by his mother for some years, however, wanting him to experience a larger world, his parents have enrolled him into Beecher Prep, a private school, for the start of fifth grade. He has a genetic condition, Treacher Collins syndrome, which has left his face disfigured and required countless surgeries and special care.

A film adaptation was released in 2017, of which a spin-off sequel/ prequel film (adapting White Bird) followed in 2022.Īugust 'Auggie' Pullman is a 10-year-old living in North River Heights in Upper Manhattan. Browne's Book of Precepts, We're All Wonders, Auggie and Me, and White Bird have been published. Several spin-offs, including the calendar book 365 Days of Wonder: Mr. She named the book directly after the song and used the song's chorus as the prologue of the first chapter. Palacio was inspired by Merchant's lyrics and she began writing.

Natalie Merchant's song of the same name made her realize that the incident could illustrate a valuable lesson. Fearing her son would react badly, Palacio attempted to remove him from the situation so as not to upset the girl and her family but ended up worsening the situation. Wonder was inspired by an incident where her son started to cry after noticing a girl with a severe facial deformity. Wonder is a children's novel written by R. Vermont's Dorothy Canfield Fisher Children's Book Award

Wonder by R.J. Palacio