Wonder Draft 5

Most people would think that fitting in is easy, and that people with disabilities or have anything that might make the person need extra help is lucky. After reading the book Wonder by R.J Palacio it made me feal bad for those kids because even though they might need some extra help doesn't mean that they are not fun or enjoyable, they are just ordinary kids with probably similar hobbies than you. I think the author wrote this book so that we would know "Don't judge a boy by his face" This book is about a boy who has trouble fitting in everywhere because of the look of his face.

Throughout the story Auggie goes to school. It's not as easy as it seems. August Pullman was born with a cranial facial difference. This has kept him away from having any friends and going to school. On a car ride home while Via (his sister) is sleeping, Auggie wakes up he overhears his parents talking. " ' We can't keep protecting him' mom whispered to dad who was driving 'We can't just pretend that he's going to wake up tomorrow and this won't be his reality, because it is, Nate, and we have to help him learn to deal with it. we can't just keep avoiding situations that...' ' So sending him to middle school like a lamb to the slaughter...,' Dad answered angrily , but he didn't even finish his sentence because he saw me in the mirror" . A few weeks before school starts he goes to take a tour of his new school. Most of the kids are nice, but one boy, Julian, is mean to him, but luckily the other two kids, Jack and Charlotte stand up for him and say "'you're so rude Julian'" and "'Stop it Julian'" This shows that we should stand up for those who are having trouble dealing with bullies especially people with special needs because if no one was there to help the bulling would have gotten worse and Auggie would have never found the courage in him to go to school.

    Julian unfortunately ends up in the same class as Auggie. This causes serious issues and mishap throughout the school. Auggie starts to lose hope and feels alone even when people try to help. He knows when people say means stuff to him. He knows On the other hand, Auggie meets two friends, Summer and Jack. His new friends stand up for him when he is being made fun of. “I keep sitting with him because he’s fun” This shows that you should be nice to people who might not be as popular as you or might not look like most people would. You should like people for how they act and if their nice or not. Not how they look. Summer and Jack were being kind while Julian was being mean and later has no friends.

By the end of the story everyone was fine with Auggie and realized what a great kid he was. This shows that it’s fine to touch kids with disabilities, they’re not contagious or anything they are just different than everyone else. In the story the author writes,” I eat ice cream. I ride my bike. I play ball. I have an Xbox. Stuff like that makes me ordinary. I guess.  I feel ordinary. Inside.” This show’s that even when someone looks different than you, they are ordinary. They are kids. They have hobbies, they like what a ordinary kid their age would like. Just because they don’t look the same doesn't mean that they are any different in the inside. Just like the saying “It’s the inside that counts.”

"Don't judge a boy by his face" or " don't judge a book by its cover" There is no difference between a kid with disabilities than a kid without except they might need a little extra help or look a little different. Most kids like that may act a little different too but that is not there fault, it's just the way they were born! Just like people can't help what color there eyes or hair is, it's just the way they are. You shouldn't be jealous or envious of those kids. You should except and love the way they are. I know several kids with disabilities and they are actually pretty nice kids, they are cute, fun and lovable. I think that's what I think the book Wonder is about