California Young Reader Medal
2015 · Intermediate · Nominee
About This Book
I won't describe what I look like. Whatever you're thinking, it's probably worse.
August (Auggie) Pullman was born with a facial deformity that prevented him from going to a mainstream school—until now. He's about to start 5th grade at Beecher Prep, and if you've ever been the new kid then you know how hard that can be. The thing is Auggie's just an ordinary kid, with an extraordinary face. But can he convince his new classmates that he's just like them, despite appearances?
R. J. Palacio has written a spare, warm, uplifting story that will have readers laughing one minute and wiping away tears the next. With wonderfully realistic family interactions (flawed, but loving), lively school scenes, and short chapters, Wonder is accessible to readers of all levels.
August (Auggie) Pullman was born with a facial deformity that prevented him from going to a mainstream school—until now. He's about to start 5th grade at Beecher Prep, and if you've ever been the new kid then you know how hard that can be. The thing is Auggie's just an ordinary kid, with an extraordinary face. But can he convince his new classmates that he's just like them, despite appearances?
R. J. Palacio has written a spare, warm, uplifting story that will have readers laughing one minute and wiping away tears the next. With wonderfully realistic family interactions (flawed, but loving), lively school scenes, and short chapters, Wonder is accessible to readers of all levels.
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Book 1
Awards
California Young Reader Medal
2015 · Intermediate · Winner
Evergreen Young Adult Book Award
2015 · Young Adult · Nominee
Golden Archer Award
2015 · Intermediate · Nominee
Golden Archer Award
2015 · Intermediate · Winner
Grand Canyon Reader Award
2015 · Intermediate · Nominee
Grand Canyon Reader Award
2015 · Intermediate · Winner
Louisiana Young Readers' Choice Award
2015 · Grades 3-5 · Nominee
Louisiana Young Readers' Choice Award
2015 · Grades 3-5 · Winner
Nene Award
2015 · Children's Fiction · Nominee
Nene Award
2015 · Children's Fiction · Winner
Nevada Young Readers' Award
2015 · Intermediate · Nominee
Sasquatch Award
2015 · Children/Young Adult · Nominee
Sasquatch Award
2015 · Children/Young Adult · Winner
Young Hoosier Book Award
2015 · Intermediate · Nominee
Young Hoosier Book Award
2015 · Intermediate · Winner
Young Reader's Choice Award
2015 · Junior/Grades 4-6 · Nominee
Young Reader's Choice Award
2015 · Junior/Grades 4-6 · Winner
Beehive Award
2014 · Fiction · Winner
Bluebonnet Award
2014 · Children's · Nominee
Charlie May Simon Children's Book Award
2014 · Grades 4-6 · Nominee
Charlie May Simon Children's Book Award
2014 · Grades 4-6 · Winner
Charlotte Award
2014 · Middle School/Grades 6-8 · Winner
Colorado Children's Book Award
2014 · Junior Novel · Winner
Dorothy Canfield Fisher Children's Book Award
2014 · Children's · Winner
Flicker Tale Children's Book Award
2014 · Juvenile · Winner
Georgia Children's Book Award
2014 · Children's Book (Grades 4 - 8) · Winner
Golden Sower Award
2014 · Intermediate · Winner
Iowa Teen Award
2014 · Young Adult · Nominee
Kentucky Bluegrass Award
2014 · Grades 3-5 · Winner
Keystone to Reading Book Award
2014 · Intermediate · Nominee
Maine Student Book Award
2014 · Grades 4-8 · Winner
Mark Twain Readers Award
2014 · Grades 4-6 · Nominee
Mark Twain Readers Award
2014 · Grades 4-6 · Winner
Nene Award
2014 · Children's Fiction · Runner-Up
North Carolina Children's Book Award
2014 · Junior Book · Winner
Rebecca Caudill Young Readers Book Award
2014 · Grades 4-8 · Winner
Rhode Island Children's Book Award
2014 · Grades 3-6 · Winner
Sunshine State Young Reader's Award
2014 · Grades 6-8 · Nominee
Virginia Readers Choice Award
2014 · Middle School · Winner
Volunteer State Book Award
2014 · Intermediate · Winner
Volunteer State Book Award
2014 · Middle School · Nominee
Alabama Camellia Award
2013 · Grades 4-5 · Nominee
Black-Eyed Susan Award
2013 · Grades 6-9 · Winner
Buckeye Children's Book Award
2013 · Grades 3-5 · Winner
Capitol Choices: Noteworthy Books for Children and Teens
2013 · Ten to Fourteen · Recommended
Children's Book Committee Award
2013 · Fiction · Winner
Christopher Award
2013 · Books for Young People · Winner
E.B. White Read Aloud Award
2013 · Middle Readers · Winner
Land of Enchantment Book Award
2013 · Children's · Winner
South Carolina Childrens, Junior and Young Adult Book Award
2013 · Children's · Winner
Texas Lone Star Reading List
2013 · Young Adult · Commended
Carnegie Medal
2013 · Children's · Nominee
Cybils
2012 · Middle Grade Fiction · Winner
Great Stone Face Book Award
2012 · Grades 4-6 · Winner
NAPPA Gold Award
2012 · Tweens & Teens · Winner
New Atlantic Independent Booksellers Association Award
2012 · Middle Readers · Winner
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