![]() ![]() 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 to avoid drawing attention to himself, but is bullied by Julian and his friends. Auggie is treated unkindly by Julian, who acts respectfully in front of adults. Tushman, who has asked 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 several years however, wanting him to experience the world, his parents enroll him into Beecher Prep, a private school, for the start of fifth grade. He has Treacher Collins syndrome, which has disfigured his face and required many surgeries and special care. The book centers August "Auggie" Pullman, a 10-year-old living in North Riverside Heights in Lower Manhattan. A film adaptation was released in 2017, and a spin-off sequel film (adapting White Bird) followed in 2024. Browne's Book of Precepts, We're All Wonders, Auggie and Me, and White Bird. Several spin-offs have been published, including 365 Days of Wonder: Mr. Inspiration was also pulled from Natalie Merchant's song of the same name. Wonder is in part inspired by an incident where the author's son started to cry after noticing a girl with a severe facial deformity. Palacio and published on 14 February 2012. Wonder is a contemporary children's novel written by R. ![]() Vermont's Dorothy Canfield Fisher Children's Book Award
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