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Summary Of Wonder By R. J Palacio
In the book Wonder by R.J Palacio, Auggie is a little boy who lives with a severe facial deformity. His parents make the decision to send him to middle school for the first time, but is it the right one? In my opinion, Auggie’s parents make the right decision by sending him to middle school.
One reason that sending Auggie to middle school is the right decision, is because he gains friends and people that he can trust in life. On page 204, Justin talks about how the universe is “taking care” of Auggie. He says that the universe looks over him by giving him “a little gravelly-voiced kid whose friends left him over you.” And “a pink-haired girl who carries your picture in her wallet.” He is talking about Jack and Miranda, who truly care for Auggie,

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