The story focuses on the life of a young 10yearold boy by the name of august pullman. See more ideas about wonder novel, wonder book and book study. The books seemingly simple structure, the childrens. Tenyearold auggie pullman, who was born with extreme facial abnormalities and was not expected to survive, goes from being home. Stream and download audiobooks to your computer, tablet or mobile phone.
Palacio, which was the very first novel that i had difficulty putting down. Defeating the culture of bullying and rediscovering the power of. The novel falls under the genre of fiction, childrens literature. Palacio is the protagonist august pullman, a child living with a morphed syndrome. Palacio, for more than twenty years, was an art director and graphic designer who designed book jackets for other people while waiting for the perfect time in her life to start writing her. If i am completely honest i never really enjoyed reading books until i read wonder by r. Defeating the culture of bullying and rediscovering. Beresford before purchasing it in order to gage whether or not it would be worth my time, and all praised the wonder, declaring it one of the. Wonder is a childrens novel by raquel jaramillo, under the pen name of r. Palacio wrote wonder after an incident where her son noticed a girl. All content included on our site, such as text, images, digital downloads and other. The five chinese brothers was written by claire huchet bishop in 1938. Wonder audiobook is a popular fictional novel written by r.
From our membership agreement lulu is a place where people of all ages, backgrounds, experience, and professions can publish, sell, or buy creative content such as. The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 410 pages and is available in paperback format. Palacio,diana steele,nick podehl for free with a 30 day free trial. Stories of wonder are a collection of five short stories with morals. The first edition of the novel was published in february 14th 2012, and was written by r. Wonder is the best kids book of the year, said emily bazelon, senior editor at and author of sticks and stones. God has waited until now, to allow those who watch for the soon return of his son. Each recipient can only receive one free audiobook with this program.
This rare occurrence makes auggie as he is called in the book. Exploring a range of genres, each story enters the world of a. Palacio is a story of a tenyearold boy named august pullman. One of the most enjoyable, thought provoking and important reads for adults and particularly children. Listen to unlimited audiobooks on the web, ipad, iphone and. Palacio lives in brooklyn, ny with her husband, two sons and two dogs bear and beau. He had multiple surgeries to correct his facial deformity so he was homeschooled. An absolute wonder of a book yes this book is truly a wonder.
Soon to be a major film starring julia roberts, owen wilson and jacob tremblay. Wonder kindle edition by palacio, r j, palacio, r j. Audible send this book program is only available for listeners in the us. The book was originally published on february 14, 2012. You will find most of the book in any readable version, audiobooks, movies, music. The main characters of this young adult, fiction story are august pullman, olivia pullman.
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