It's amazing! - 儿子昨天开始读的书——Wonder - 祝孩子们天天健康快乐！

書局簡介摘要: 是奥吉，一个遗传罕见基因，天生脸部有残缺的男孩。一出生，医生就断定他活不过三个月，但奥吉却凭着旺盛的生命力活了下来，经过大大小小的面部整容手术，他逐渐朝「正常人」的路走去，但五官仍然非常扭曲，像有人用大钳子把他的脸从中间压扁。小时候，他不论走到哪都戴着一顶航天员头盔，因为唯有躲在头盔之下，才不会引来别人异样的眼光。十岁这一年，奥吉第一次踏进学校，进入了丑的、胖的、和别人稍有不同就会被霸凌的残酷青春期。就在他即将融入新学校之际，一场万圣节的恶作剧把奥吉的自信打到谷地。恶作剧背后的真相究竟是什么？因奥吉所掀起的战争，又有什么惊人的内幕？在充满潜规则的中学校园，一不小心，就会从「受欢迎」沦落为「被排挤」的边缘人……到底谁是敌、谁是友？敌友的分界，是否真的如此壁垒分明？奥吉要如何靠着他的智慧和幽默感，化解危机？每个人的不同抉择，又将如何扭转自己和他人的命运？奥吉的入学像是一颗震撼弹，深深影响了他周围的人。作者除了描绘奥吉眼中的世界，也加入他同学、姊姊、姊姊的男友等六个青少年的多重叙事观点，透过他们不同的快乐、烦恼、困惑和挣扎，逐渐拼凑出事件的全貌。

I won't describe what I look like. Whatever you're thinking, it's probably worse. August Pullman was born with a facial deformity that, up until now, has prevented him from going to a mainstream school. Starting 5th grade at Beecher Prep, he wants nothing more than to be treated as an ordinary kid—but his new classmates can’t get past Auggie’s extraordinary face. WONDER, now a #1 New York Times bestseller and included on the Texas Bluebonnet Award master list, begins from Auggie’s point of view, but soon switches to include his classmates, his sister, her boyfriend, and others. These perspectives converge in a portrait of one community’s struggle with empathy, compassion, and acceptance. "Wonder is the best kids' book of the year," said Emily Bazelon, senior editor at Slate.com and author of Sticks and Stones: Defeating the Culture of Bullying and Rediscovering the Power of Character and Empathy. In a world where bullying among young people is an epidemic, this is a refreshing new narrative full of heart and hope. R.J. Palacio has called her debut novel “a meditation on kindness” —indeed, every reader will come away with a greater appreciation for the simple courage of friendship. Auggie is a hero to root for, a diamond in the rough who proves that you can’t blend in when you were born to stand out.