Wonder Part 1

So far I really like this book. I feel so bad for Augie It can be hard going to a new school let alone school for the first time. It made me so sad that his friends were mean to him. I really like Summer she is the only person who wants to be friends with Augie simply because she did not want him to sit alone. I this is so sweet. I got so mad at Jack for giving into peer pressure and saying negative things about Augie behind his back. This is not how friends behave.

I liked getting to see the different sides of the story. Especially Via and Jack's you learn that Via has had a very difficult year but because she knows that Augie is having a hard time and their parents are worried about him she keeps her problems to herself. I would hope when I have kids that I am able to give them all the attention they need. I also like that is shows Jack having met Augie before and him knowing that the student he was being asked to show around was Augie. It also shows that he did not mean to hurt Augie he was just trying to be one of the group. While this is still not acceptable everyone makes similar mistakes from time to time.

I think I would use this book to teach topics such as bullying. Many times Augie is bullied just because he looks so differently. No one bothers to get to know him. I do not see the teachers trying to help much either though. God teachers know what is going on in their classroom and I feel that there are several times that teachers could have talked with students about getting to know someone and the damage that bullying has on people.