THE ICONIC #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER WITH MORE THAN 16 MILLION COPIES SOLD
âA crackling page-turner filled with characters you canât help but root for.ââEntertainment Weekly
Meet Auggie Pullman, an ordinary kid with an extraordinary faceâwho shows us that kindness brings us together no matter how far apart we are. This modern classic inspired the Choose Kind movement, a major motion picture, and countless conversations about empathy, compassion, and acceptance.
âRich and memorable.ââThe New York Times Book Review
NAMED ONE OF THE BEST CHILDRENâS BOOKS EVER BY TIME AND PARADE ⢠E. B. WHITE READ ALOUD AWARD WINNER
I wonât describe what I look like. Whatever youâre thinking, itâs probably worse.
August Pullman was born with a facial difference that prevented him from going to a mainstream schoolâuntil now. Starting fifth grade at Beecher Prep, Auggie wants nothing more than to be treated like everybody elseâbut his new classmates canât get past the way he looks.
Beginning from Auggieâs point of view and expanding to include his classmates, his sister, her boyfriend, and others, the perspectives converge to form a portrait of one communityâs struggle to live up to its values.
R. J. Palacio has called her debut novel âa meditation on kindnessââindeed, every reader will come away with a greater appreciation for the simple courage of friendship. Auggie is a hero to remember who proves that you canât blend in when you were born to stand out.
âA beautiful, funny, and sometimes sob-making story of quiet transformation.ââThe Wall Street Journal
THE ICONIC #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER WITH MORE THAN 16 MILLION COPIES SOLD
âA crackling page-turner filled with characters you canât help but root for.ââEntertainment Weekly
Meet Auggie Pullman, an ordinary kid with an extraordinary faceâwho shows us that kindness brings us together no matter how far apart we are. This modern classic inspired the Choose Kind movement, a major motion picture, and countless conversations about empathy, compassion, and acceptance.
âRich and memorable.ââThe New York Times Book Review
NAMED ONE OF THE BEST CHILDRENâS BOOKS EVER BY TIME AND PARADE ⢠E. B. WHITE READ ALOUD AWARD WINNER
I wonât describe what I look like. Whatever youâre thinking, itâs probably worse.
August Pullman was born with a facial difference that prevented him from going to a mainstream schoolâuntil now. Starting fifth grade at Beecher Prep, Auggie wants nothing more than to be treated like everybody elseâbut his new classmates canât get past the way he looks.
Beginning from Auggieâs point of view and expanding to include his classmates, his sister, her boyfriend, and others, the perspectives converge to form a portrait of one communityâs struggle to live up to its values.
R. J. Palacio has called her debut novel âa meditation on kindnessââindeed, every reader will come away with a greater appreciation for the simple courage of friendship. Auggie is a hero to remember who proves that you canât blend in when you were born to stand out.
âA beautiful, funny, and sometimes sob-making story of quiet transformation.ââThe Wall Street Journal