Wonder: part three

In this part the book we read it in the perspective of Summer Augies first lunch partner. I love how she stands up for Augie in saying that he is a nice kid, because she sees there's more to him than his physical appearance. It also took a lot of courage and character for her to not want to be in the "popular group" or be involved with a "popular guy" which in most cases I think at that age kids are peer pressured to be "popular". I also enjoyed reading the part where her mom and Augies parents got to know each other. This meant that their friendship was genuine and that was bound to last. Throughout this part Summer showed her loyalness to being Augies friend and the part I enjoyed the most was at the end of the chapter when she didn't tell jack Augies secret. She just gave him a hint, where also in most cases at that age gossips spreads and there really are no secrets. In addition I'm glad that Augie was able to find a friend like Summer who stood up for her friend even if he wasn't present. As a 5th grader I saw the opposite in school, if you told a person you thought was your "friend" the next day it was all around the school, that's why I always stayed to myself and had very few "friends". This also taught me that we have to encourage our students to own they're decisions, I say this because a lot of kids may feel someway on the inside but act out in order to "fit in". For example Jack, the other boys were talking about Augie and he probably felt if he had defended him he would have been categorized as those things too.