after reading this book it truly brings out so many emotional feelings. what a heartfelt story about a young boy named August who was born with a birth defect and goes through hard obstacles of being at a real school for his first time. so many parts of this i got teary eyed and just wanted to hug him, not only for the emotional things he goes through but for being so brave! absolutely loved this book. I have had three open heart surgeries and have always tried to cover the big scar on my chest and although i was never teased about it or called names, i can understand the feeling of wanting to hide something that makes you who you are. thank you for this R.J. Palacio. and for anyone who feels the way Auggie feels, you are stronger than you believe and braver than you feel. there’s nothing in this world you can’t do. We are all wonder’s. 💙👁