The Wonder of Wonder

What an amazing piece of literature.  R.J. Palacio has written such a wonderful story and it captures kids from the very first words written.  The conversations that we have surrounding this book are truly WONDERful.  Your kids are thoughtful and are completely outraged by how Auggie is treated.  We are beginning to delve into POINT OF VIEW and how others see the same situation.  It’s such an interesting way to tell a story and I love hearing the conversations regarding the differences in how people perceive the same events in the story.    

Questions you can ask your child about Wonder:

•  What is Auggie like?  Would you like to be his friend?  Why or why not?

•  Why do you think Julian is mean to Auggie?

•  They don’t give full details about how Auggie looks.  Describe what YOU think he looks like.

•  What do you think about the line ‘Don’t judge a boy by his face’?  What do you think it means?

•  What do you have in common with Auggie? 

•  What is a PRECEPT?