Don't Judge a book by its cover is the theme of Wonder by R.J. Palacio. Wonder takes place in Manhattan, New York. August (Auggie) Pullman, Olivia Pullman, Jack Will, Summer, Miranda, and Justin are the narraters of Wonder. Auggie is just a normal kid. The only thing that's wrong with him is that he has a deformed face. Every time he goes somewhere, everyone stares at him. He has been home schooled for his whole life because his parents are afraid he will be made fun of. Now he is going to fifth grade in a real school. A few weeks before school he was taken on a tour of the school where he meets his first friend Jack Will.
As school starts he makes his second friend Summer. Everyone thinks that Auggie is plague (like the "Cheese Touch" from Diary of a Wimpy Kid). The biggest bully of all Julian Albans, who is also the most popular boy in the grade , is telling everyone not to get close to him. When Auggie was a little boy he would wear an astronaut helmet that Miranda gave him. He would wear it everywhere so people wouldn't stare at him. Then, one day he "lost" his helmet. Even if he didn't "lose" it he still couldn't have worn it because he is older now. As school goes on, some kids start to see he's just a regular kid so he starts getting more friends. Now since he is more confident he can put his head up without people staring at him.Now he evolved into a shy weird kid to a confident kid. The only kid who still has a problem with him is Julian Albans. At the end of the book although, Auggie ... Read the book to find out...
As school starts he makes his second friend Summer. Everyone thinks that Auggie is plague (like the "Cheese Touch" from Diary of a Wimpy Kid). The biggest bully of all Julian Albans, who is also the most popular boy in the grade , is telling everyone not to get close to him. When Auggie was a little boy he would wear an astronaut helmet that Miranda gave him. He would wear it everywhere so people wouldn't stare at him. Then, one day he "lost" his helmet. Even if he didn't "lose" it he still couldn't have worn it because he is older now. As school goes on, some kids start to see he's just a regular kid so he starts getting more friends. Now since he is more confident he can put his head up without people staring at him.Now he evolved into a shy weird kid to a confident kid. The only kid who still has a problem with him is Julian Albans. At the end of the book although, Auggie ... Read the book to find out...