*Book cover image from Goodreads.com
Is it possible there are people who have not read this novel yet? If so, I urge you to get it. I even read it last year to my then 7 year-old (it was a second reading for me) as we prepared to meet the author and get our books signed. It is a fabulous first writing by this author with such a strong message of friendship and acceptance. I would love to see my school use it as our One School, One Book in future years. Auggie Pullman has a "facial difference," and he has been homeschooled as he underwent various surgeries to sculpt his face and correct things that were health concerns. Still, he is not the "average kid" who is attending a "regular school" for the first time, which is something readers can embrace and learn from as you read his account. The narrator changes, and you get to see things from his sister's perspective, which I also enjoyed. What is it like to live in the shadow of a sibling who struggles with so much? Do you have the right to complain?Maybe have some things just for yourself? The novellas offered a little less insight than I had hoped. I enjoyed the Jullian chapter/novella, but I did not read it with my son. I felt it was a little too heavy for him at his age, but we will revisit it later for sure. I highly recommend this book and cannot say enough good things about it!