So this book is probably skewed towards middle schoolers more than the typical teenagers I think of when I think of YA. But I also think it should be required reading for just about anyone. It’s a wonderful story and could teach just about anyone how to respect other people a little bit better. “Kinder than is necessary. Because it’s not enough to be kind. One should be kinder than needed.” Auggie Pullman is about to start 5th grade at a brand new school, and […]
A much-hyped middle-grade book that wasn’t my cuppa, but still worth the read.
My library book club is reading R.J. Palacio’s Wonder for March, which has been on my to-read list for several years now. I like reading young adult and middle-grade fiction, because I get a sense of what kids read and what they like. I’ll be interested to hear how my peers found Wonder, because I just finished it yesterday and am processing a whole bunch of thoughts. Wonder is the story of August (or Auggie) Pullman, a ten-year-old boy with craniofacial anomalies, starting with a […]