Wow. All I can say is wow. This book is absolutely amazing and so much happened from part three and on. At first I was very upset with Jack, because of what he said during Halloween about Auggie. However, the fact that he apologized and actually wanted to be friends with him and he didn't care what people said about him showed that he was being more mature about the everything.
A second thing I want to note is how Auggie handled Daisy's death. I can relate to this because I had a cat named Perla for 18 years, last June I had to put her to sleep and it was the hardest thing I ever had to do. I shared so much with her and "pets" actually become family. So I know exactly how Via and Auggie felt. That part of the book was bittersweet.
A third thing I want to note is how the "war" ended and everything, in a way, backfired on Julian. Everyone became friends with Jack and Auggie and they actually protected him. The way they all protected him during the school trip during the movie night. I couldn't believe that Edward and his friends were making fun of Auggie, but I wonder what would've happened if no one came to help Jack and Auggie.
Another thing I want to note is that I felt like it was so disrespectful when one of the parents complained about Auggie being accepted into Beecher, and how it wasn't an inclusion school. This made me upset because Auggie is not considered special needs, nor is he "academically challenged" and he is not considered disabled. I just felt like it was an ignorant thing to say or to point out
Overall this book made me think about a lot of things and what I take from this book is kindness, respect, and love. I loved how they made August feel so happy the day of graduation and gave him a standing ovation. As I as reading it made me smile, and I felt like I was there cheering him on. I could imagine how happy he was. One thing I would've liked was to see a picture of August. Even if it was a drawing. Now some questions I have for you guys are:
1- What do YOU believe a wonder is? Do you agree that Auggie is a wonder?
2- Do you think August is "disabled" or "special needs"? Why or why not?
3- What did you learn from this book, and how will you carry that into your personal life and classrooms?
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