Comparison Of Wonder, The Running Dream, And Switched At Birthday

Waves crash against the shore. The sand is tickling my toes while I read an unforgettable book. One of my favorite things to do is read. Reading is fun and improves vocabulary. When I read, I get immersed in another world. I would bring along the books Wonder, The Running Dream, and Switched at Birthday because the characters persevere, there is unexpected friendship and a little love.

First, the characters in the books Wonder, The Running Dream, and Switched at Birthday all persevere. In Wonder, August has a deformed face while going to school. On top of that, he has to deal with bullies that make fun of him. Even with these difficulties August even makes some awesome friends. The Running Dream has a character named Jessica who is in a car accident which causes her leg to be amputated below the knee. She was a runner who wants to run again. Luckily, her friends are determined to raise money for a prosthetic leg. In Switched at Birthday, Lavender and Scarlet have the same birthday and somehow end up in each others’ bodies the next day. They both are trying to find out what caused the switch and how to act like the other person since they have totally different personalities. August, Jessica, Lavender and Scarlet all persevere.
In the beginning of the book Wonder, Auggie is bullied by Henry, Miles, and Amos. Then, the school goes to an outdoor camp where Auggie is harassed. Henry, Miles, and Amos stand up for him and soon they are friends. In The Running Dream, Jessica meets Rosa, someone she and her friends have always overlooked. Rosa turns out to have cerebral palsy and is a math genius. In Switched at Birthday, Lavender is a short, unpopular girl with glasses and Scarlet is tall, popular and athletic. While trying to find out what caused the switch in their bodies, they become friends. The characters in these books all make friends that are not