What would you do if you were friends with “The Freak” of your school? Wouldn’t you feel insecure? In the story Wonder, by R.J Palacio. Summer Dawson, a helpful and kind and brave soul, helps a boy who has been homeschooled all his life. Summer helps August Pullman a.k.a Auggie Pullman fit in. Auggie Pullman has a very rare disease called mandibulofacial dysostosis caused by an autosomal recessive mutation in the TCOF1 gene, which is located on chromosome 5, complicated by a hemifacial microsomia characteristic of OAV spectrum." Also known as a genetic disease. In the beginning, of the story Summer is kind to Auggie . One example of Summer being my , is when she sits with Auggie at lunch and makes “The Summer Table.” Summer also talks