It's amazing! - 儿子昨天开始读的书——Wonder

悠悠

昨天，孩子班级群的妈妈发出求援信号，说书虫孩子找不到英文书看了。 于是推荐了这本书给她，据说小姑娘还蛮喜欢的。 俺家儿子读完了，只有一句话推荐：It's amazing! 他说，再多一点推荐，就要ruin它了。 好吧，这个懒鬼，我也偷懒，从s大的帖子里拷贝内容出来了：

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。

很好的一本书~~~

悠悠

amazon里的信息：

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.

Product Details Age Range: 8 - 12 years Grade Level: 3 - 7 Lexile Measure: 790L (What's this?) Hardcover: 320 pages Publisher: Knopf Books for Young Readers; 1 edition (February 14, 2012) Language: English ISBN-10: 9780375869020 ISBN-13: 978-0375869020 ASIN: 0375869026 Product Dimensions: 8.2 x 5.8 x 1.3 inches Editorial Reviews Amazon.com Review Amazon Best Books of the Month for Kids, February 2012: Wonder is a rare gem of a novel--beautifully written and populated by characters who linger in your memory and heart. August Pullman is a 10-year-old boy who likes Star Wars and Xbox, ordinary except for his jarring facial anomalies. Homeschooled all his life, August heads to public school for fifth grade and he is not the only one changed by the experience--something we learn about first-hand through the narratives of those who orbit his world. August’s internal dialogue and interactions with students and family ring true, and though remarkably courageous he comes across as a sweet, funny boy who wants the same things others want: friendship, understanding, and the freedom to be himself. “It is only with one’s heart that one can see clearly. What is essential is invisible to the eye.” From The Little Prince and R.J. Palacio’s remarkable novel, Wonder.--Seira Wilson From School Library Journal August, nicknamed Auggie, is a 10-year-old with a facial deformity that causes others to avoid and even shun him. When he enters a mainstream school, Auggie must learn to cope with difficult new situations and new people. The narrative is told from the perspectives of Auggie, his new friends, his sister, and her boyfriend. Steele's Auggie is raspy, quick, and delivered in a conversational tone, while Rudd and Podehl give a full range of vocal performances that bring the remaining characters to full light. α(c) Copyright 2013. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted. --This text refers to the Audio CD edition.

angelabird

谢谢介绍啊，还是看中文的介绍省劲 ：）

angelabird

@thyxxc, 我想要音频呢

丫妞妈

嗯，我囤了这本书，不知道啥时候能看呢

笛子少年

五年级的孩子能看这样的书真不错。

英语小蚂蚁

我记得老儿教S大的竞猜活动里就有这本书。

janet_shipping

第一次用快速的

caomeiding

孩子初一了，也正在读这本书，据说比较简单，但内容不简单，挺适合在校的学生好好读好好思考的！

fishnie

谢谢介绍，记下来了！