by R. J. Palacio
Recommended by Gretchen Rubin
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Recommended by 2 sources and appears in Young Adult, Teen, and Teen & Young Adult.
Over 6 million people have read the #1 New York Times bestseller WONDER and have fallen in love with Auggie Pullman, an ordinary boy with an extraordinary face. The book that inspired the Choose Kind movement.I won?t describe what I look like. Whatever you?re thinking, it?s probably worse. A NOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE STARRING JULIA ROBERTS, OWEN W...
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Recommended by 2 sources and appears in Young Adult, Teen, and Teen & Young Adult.
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Consider Matilda by Roald Dahl. Recommended by 3 sources.
“Matilda follows a sharp, bookish child who contends with neglectful parents and a terrifying headmistress before discovering a strange power. The narrative is brisk, comic, and often gleefully mean: episodes of nastiness are played for dark humor and catharsis rather than realism. What works best is a quick, entertaining underdog tale that delights in clever comeuppance and celebrates imagination. Limitation: adults are caricatured, and the escalating cruelty may feel one-note or unsettling to readers who prefer subtler emotional stakes.”
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