Wonder / R.J. Palacio Shao nian tian xia = -- Young. Xiao shuo -- 003
R. J. Palacio: Qi ji nan hai (Chinese language, 2012, Qin zi tian xia za gu fen you xian gong si)
375 pages
Chinese language
Published Jan. 1, 2012 by Qin zi tian xia za gu fen you xian gong si.
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.
What the heck? The best part of the book I read before this one -We Were Liars- was the notion/inspirational quote of 'be a little kinder than you have to be' and this book is chock full of inspirational quotes, mantras and then culminates with the principals speech asking everyone to be a little kinder.
