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Palacio  \nAugust (Auggie) Pullman was born with a facial deformity that prevented him from going to a mainstream school—until now. He's about to enter fifth grade at Beecher Prep, and if you've ever been the new kid, them you know how hard that can be. The thing is Auggie's just an ordinary kid, with an extraordinary face. But can he convince his new classmates that he's just like them, despite appearances?  \nR.J. Palacio  \nALFRED A. KNOPF  \nTHIS IS A BORZOI BOOK PUBLISHED BY ALFRED A. KNOPF  \nThis is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, and incidents either are the product of the author's imagination or are used fictitiously. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, events, or locales is entirely coincidental.  \nText copyright © 2012 by R. J. Palacio  \nJacket art copyright © 2012 by Tad Carpenter  \nAll rights reserved. Published in the United States by Alfred  \nA. Knopf, an imprint of Random House Children's Books, a division of Random House, Inc. , New York.  \nKnopf, Borzoi Books, and the colophon are registered trademarks of Random House, Inc.  \nPermissions can be found on page 316  \nVisit us on the Web! [randomhouse.com/kids](randomhouse.com/kids)  \nEducators and librarians, for a variety of teaching tools, visit us at [randomhouse.com/teachers](randomhouse.com/teachers)  \nLibrary of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Palacio, R. J.  \nWonder / by R.J. Palacio.  \n[p. cm](p. cm).  \nSummary: Ten-year-old Auggie Pullman, who was born with extreme facial abnormalities and was not expected to survive, goes from being home-schooled to entering fifth grade at a private middle school in Manhattan, which entails enduring the taunting and fear of his classmates as he struggles to be seen as just another student.  \neISBN: 978-0-375-89988-1  \n[1 . Abnormalities, Human—Fiction. 2. Self-importance— Fiction. 3. Middle schools—Fiction. 4. Schools—Fiction.] I.  \nTitle.  \nPZ7 . P17526Wo 2012 [Fic]—dc23 2011027133 February 2012  \n10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1  \nFIRST EDITION  \nRandom House Children's Books supports the First 5/8/2014 Wonder Amendment and celebrates the right to read.  \nAny further reproduction or distribution of this document in a format other than a specialized format is copyright infringement. Only authorized entities are entitled to further distribute or reproduce this document only in a specialized format. This digital text version was prepared by the Accessible Book Collection. You may find us at [www.accessiblebookcollection.org](www.accessiblebookcollection.org).  \nFor Russell, Caleb, and Joseph  \nContents  \nPart One: August Ordinary  \nWhy I Didn't Go to School  \nHow I Came to Life  \nChristopher's House  \nDriving  \nPaging Mr. Tushman  \nNice Mrs. Garcia  \nJack Will, Julian, and Charlotte  \nThe Grand Tour  \nThe Performance Space  \nThe Deal  \nHome  \nFirst-Day Jitters  \nLocks  \nAround the Room  \nLamb to the Slaughter  \nChoose Kind  \nLunch  \nThe Summer Table  \nOne to Ten  \nPadawan  \nWake Me Up when September Ends Jack Will  \nMr. Browne's October Precept Apples  \nHalloween  \nSchool Pictures  \nThe Cheese Touch  \nCostumes  \nThe Bleeding Scream  \nNames Part Two: Via A Tour of the Galaxy Before August Seeing August  \nAugust Through the Peephole High School  \nMajor Tom  \nAfter School  \nThe Padawan Bites the Dust An Apparition at the Door  \nBreakfast  \nGenetics 101  \nThe Punnett Square  \nOut with the Old  \nOctober 31  \nTrick or Treat  \nTime to Think Part Three: Summer  \nWeird Kids  \nThe Halloween Party  \nNovember  \nWarning: This Kid Is Rated R The Egyptian Tomb Part Four: Jack  \nThe Call  \nCarvel  \nWhy I Changed My Mind  \nFour Things  \nEx-Friends  \nSnow  \nFortune Favors the Bold  \nPrivate School  \nIn Science  \nPartners  \nDetention  \nSeason's Greetings  \nLetters, Emails, Facebook, Texts  \nBack from Winter Break  \nThe War  \nSwitching Tables  \nWhy I Didn't Sit with August the First Day of School Sides  \nAugust's House The Boyfriend Part Five: Justin  \nOlivia's Brother  \nValentine's Day  \nOur Town  \nLadybu","cbCaibGu0dXuk3QG","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaibGu0dXuk3QG","pdf",906270,220,"English","# Part One: August Ordinary\n## Why I Didn't Go to School\n## How I Came to Life\n## Christopher's House\n## Driving\n## Paging Mr. Tushman\n## Nice Mrs. Garcia\n## Jack Will, Julian, and Charlotte\n## The Grand Tour\n## The Performance Space\n## The Deal\n## Home\n## First-Day Jitters\n## Locks\n## Around the Room\n## Lamb to the Slaughter\n## Choose Kind\n## Lunch\n## The Summer Table\n## One to Ten\n## Padawan\n## Wake Me Up when September Ends\n## Jack Will\n## Mr. Browne's October Precept\n## Apples\n## Halloween\n## School Pictures\n## The Cheese Touch\n## Costumes\n## The Bleeding Scream\n## Names","[{\"question\":\"Why does Auggie Pullman enter fifth grade later than other kids?\",\"answer\":\"Auggie was born with a facial deformity that made mainstream school difficult until now. 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