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Wonder By R J Palacio Summary

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"Wonder" by R. J. Palacio tells the story of ten-year-old August. The boy was born with a deformed face that scares most people. During his whole life he has had more surgeries than you can count with your fingers. This prevented him from going to a public school so he was homeschooled. This story is about the journey of August’s life going to public school. Now, he 's about to enter the fifth grade in a regular school.
10-year-old August Pullman is starting middle school. Most kids fee Most kids feel a bit nervous when they start going to a new school, but Auggie thinks he’s probably more nervous than most 5th graders at Beecher Prep because this is the first time he’s ever been to school. Born with a deformed face, Auggie has spent the majority
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