Hey everyone! It's Phoebe with the 3rd edition of Let's Start a Discussion (where I pose questions based on a popular book and you leave your opinion down below in the comment box). One of my favorite books of all time is Wonder by R.J. Palacio. It centers around a boy with a facial disorder named August Pullman as he is starting 5th grade. With different sections of each book from the point of view of many different characters, we see how Auggie effects all of his peers and how his peers are effecting him. Simply thinking about this tender story can almost make me cry, let alone reading it. It's a very heartwarming book with real characters and stories! This is a new-ish book (2012) but has become very popular for teens and adults alike.
Let's get started! Question 1: How do you think Via's boyfriend Justin influences the story? Why do you think the author chose to include a chapter from his perspective rather than from the perspective of Julian or another important character to the plot? Question 2: In the story, Charlotte is nice but Summer is kind. What difference do you think that makes? How do they interact with Auggie differently? Question 3: Why do you think it was important that R. J. Palacio didn't really describe what August looked like? Do you think that gave the reader some freedom to imagine for themselves and create their own Auggie? Question 4: What importance do you think Mr. Browne (Auggie's English teacher) has in the story? How does he inspire August and all the other kids in his class? Question 5: For those of you who have read the companion book Auggie and Me which has three additional chapters from the point of view of Christopher, Charolette, and Julian, why do you think those chapters were left out of the original book? Question 6: What differences do you notice between Jack Will's relationship with August and Summer's relationship with August? What do they bring to Auggie's life respectively? Question 7: Via loves Auggie, that's very clear from the start of the book, but she doesn't really want anyone at her new school to know about him. Why not? Do you think she's ashamed of him or just doesn't want to be known for being the sister of a "deformed" kid? Question 8: What are the differences between Mr. Pullman and Mrs. Pullman's parenting style? How is that illustrated in the first few chapters when they are arguing in the car about school for August? Question 9: Who do you think told Mr. Tushman about the mean notes Julian was leaving in Auggie's locker and why? Question 10: Are you interested in seeing the Wonder movie that's coming to theaters November 17th? Question 11: Which character's chapter was your favorite? Which did you connect with the most? How was the writing style different for each one? I hope you enjoyed this post! I'm going to comment some of my opinions/answers to these questions to get y'all started.... Keep reading, Phoebe
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Phoebe
10/3/2017 10:49:37 am
As I promised, here are my opinions about a few of the questions asked in the post I am only answering a couple because I want to make sure you feel free to comment, too!
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Rose E.
10/3/2017 10:52:45 am
Answering question 10 I am SO excited for the movie! Love this book and you should read it.
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Zoe
10/3/2017 11:00:17 am
Great post! I love Wonder!
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Zoe
10/3/2017 11:01:27 am
And very excited for the movie!!!!!
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Jaida
10/3/2017 02:11:13 pm
#10. I am very excited for a movie and definetly want to see it.
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Phoebe
10/3/2017 03:20:47 pm
Hey Jaida! I love your answers (#2 especially) and I had not really thought of the fact that Summer is very natural with Auggie vs. Charolette is overly nice to the point where she's stiff and fake. Thanks for sharing:).
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10/3/2017 08:57:44 pm
Excellent post, Phoebe. I love this book, loved attending the talk with the author that Little Shop of Stories sponsored last year, and can't wait for the movie! I think I'll take my daughter's ...
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Wendy Snell
10/3/2017 09:01:17 pm
*daughters, not daughter's.
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Phoebe
10/5/2017 11:41:32 am
Awesome! I think you'll enjoy it and I'm glad that the post inspired you:).
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