Auggie &Me: Three Wonder Stories by R.J. Palacio, 303 pages
These were
actually three novellas about stories that happened concurrently with Palacio’s
book, Wonder. People that haven’t read
Wonder would probably still like the stories but they probably wouldn’t have as
much impact. The first story, The Julian
Chapter, is told from Julian’s point of view.
Julian bullied Auggie in Wonder and this story gives us a glimpse into
his point-of-view. The second story,
Pluto, is told by Christopher, Auggie’s first friend from babyhood. Christopher is introduced in Wonder but
doesn’t have a large impact on the story.
His story about his friendship with Auggie rings true. The last story is about Charlotte. She was asked to be Auggie’s welcome buddy in
Wonder and stepped up to the task. This
story is very much about everything else that was going on in Charlotte’s life
at the time. These were pretty terrific
realistic stories. Anyone who has read
Wonder, which I would highly recommend, should read this book too. Kids who like realistic stories will really
enjoy it.
