R. J. Palacio
1) Wonder
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 11
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • Millions of people have fallen in love with Auggie Pullman, an ordinary boy with an extraordinary face—who shows us that kindness brings us together no matter how far apart we are. Read the book that inspired the Choose Kind movement, a major motion picture, and the critically acclaimed graphic novel White Bird.
And don't miss R.J. Palacio's highly anticipated...
And don't miss R.J. Palacio's highly anticipated...
2) Wonder
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 11
Language
English
Description
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.
3) Pony
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 9
Language
English
Description
Twelve-year-old Silas is awoken in the dead of night by three menacing horsemen who take his father away. Silas is left shaken, scared, and alone, except for the presence of his companion, Mittenwool...who happens to be a ghost. When a pony shows up at his door, Silas makes the courageous decision to leave his home and embark on a perilous journey to find his father. Along the way, he will face his fears to unlock the secrets of his past and explore...
4) White bird
Author
Series
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.5 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
Tells the story of Julian's Grandm�ere's childhood as she, a Jewish girl, was hidden by a family in a Nazi-occupied French village during World War II and how the boy she once shunned became her savior and best friend.
Author
Publisher
Brilliance Audio
Pub. Date
[2015]
Edition
Unabridged.
Physical Desc
15 sound discs (15 hrs.) digital 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
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. Also includes 3 short stories about Auggie as told by his classmates.
Author
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Pub. Date
2015.
Edition
First omnibus edition.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 3
Physical Desc
303 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
Collects three stories featuring Auggie Pullman told from Julian, Charlie, and Charlotte's perspectives.
8) White Bird
Author
Series
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf, an imprint of Random House Children's Books, a division of Penguin Random House LLC
Pub. Date
[2019]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
1 Wonderbook (220 pages) : digital, color illustrations ; 26 cm ; 1 attached digital audio player.
Language
English
Description
To the millions of readers who fell in love with R.J. Palacio's Wonder, Julian is best known as Auggie Pullman's classroom bully. White Bird reveals a new side to Julian's story as he discovers the moving and powerful tale of his grandmother, who was hidden from the Nazis as a young Jewish girl in occupied France during the Second World War. As Grandmere tells Julian, "It always takes courage to be kind, but in those days, such kindness could cost...
Author
Series
Publisher
Findaway World, LLC
Pub. Date
[2019]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.5 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
1 audio-enabled book (29 unnumbered pages) : color illustrations ; 31 cm
Language
English
Description
Auggie is an ordinary kid who doesn't look like other kids. When other children make fun of him, Auggie and his dog put on astronaut helmets and travel through space, then return home where Auggie meets a boy who wants to be his friend.
10) Wonder
Publisher
Lions Gate
Pub. Date
[2018]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (113 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
A boy with a facial deformity, who enters a middle school after being homeschooled for his whole life, struggles to fit in and get accepted by his classmates.