Response to Children's Literature

I have really enjoyed the first half of Wonder so far. I think the story includes a great message and is an honest story about what life is like for many kids. August Pullman is a young boy who was born with physical deformities stemming from a genetic mutation. He often feels different and not “normal”. The first half of this book focuses on how August is going to school for the first time in his life, as he had been home-schooled in the past. There is an argument over whether or not August should even be going to school because his parents have tried to shelter and protect him from other people. When they decide to send him to school August is extremely nervous and hopes that the other students will treat him like every other student at school. The book is told in first-person with different parts of the book focusing on different characters in the story. The different points of view include Via, Jack, Charlotte and Summer. Via, Augusts’ sister, expresses in her section of

The second half of this book, in my opinion, is much better and different than the second half. I think Holling develops a much better relationship and understanding of Mrs. baker throughout the last half of the book. Also, Holling starts to grow as an individual as he realizes he can not count on the support of his family. Holling's dad, Mr. Hoodhood, plays an important role in the story because his position as an architect often intersects with Hollings life. initally, in the beginning of the book, it affected the way he intereacted with Mrs. baker and now it affects his realtionship with Meryl Lee. Both of their fathers are architects in the community, working for the same job. Holling gives informaation to Meryl Lee about his dads plans before their big presentation, which casues conflict between him and his dad. Also, Mr. Hoodhood misses the big baseball game and when Heather runs away from home Holling has to go get her without the help of his parents. Holling shows a lot of