From Barnes & NobleThis powerful novel about a fifth grade boy born with a jarring facial deformity who insists on going to school tells us as much about his sister and classmates as it does about him. A subtle lesson on the meanings and possibilities of kindness.
School Library JournalGr 4–7—Due to a rare genetic disorder, Auggie Pullman's head is malformed, his facial features are misshapen, and he has scars from corrective surgery. After much discussion and waffling, he and his parents decide it's time for him to go to a regular school for the fifth grade instead of being homeschooled. All his life Auggie has seen the shocked expressions and heard the whispers his appearance generates, and he has his coping strategies.
