Wonders. A book about a boy named August Pullman, Auggie for short. When he was born, he had problems. Not minor problems, but major problems. He was "destined" to die, but he survived. He was homeschooled for 5 years of his life, until he got accepted into a private school, Beecher Prep. Julian, Charlotte, and Jack Will are the first kids that he meets that goes to this school. Julian is the mean one, he is " one way in front of grown-ups and another way in front on kids" as Auggie's mother says. Charlotte is a nice girl who will not stop talking about a play she was in, but as I said, she's friendly. Jack Will is a boy who pretty much everyone likes. He turns out later in the story as Auggie's absolute best friend for life. Another one of his friends who loves him for just the way he is, is a girl named Summer. She's friends with the popular kids, and Auggie. That fifth grade school year for Auggie was sad, humorous, and heartwarming. Auggie's big sister, Via is going through almost the same thing too. Her best friend went to camp last summer, and after she got home from camp, she would usually text her friend back. This summer she texted another friend named Eleanor. Via's friend changed, now wearing tube tops and having bright pink highlights in her hair. She has a boyfriend who is super caring, protective, and ( in Via's opinion) cute. R.J. Palecio melts hearts with her beautiful story.