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“I won’t describe what I look like. Whatever you’re thinking, it’s probably worse.”

March 22, 2017 by badkittyuno 4 Comments

So this book is probably skewed towards middle schoolers more than the typical teenagers I think of when I think of YA. But I also think it should be required reading for just about anyone. It’s a wonderful story and could teach just about anyone how to respect other people a little bit better. “Kinder than is necessary. Because it’s not enough to be kind. One should be kinder than needed.” Auggie Pullman is about to start 5th grade at a brand new school, and […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Young Adult Tagged With: badkittyuno, R.J. Palacio

badkittyuno's CBR9 Review No:72 · Genres: Fiction, Young Adult · Tags: badkittyuno, R.J. Palacio ·
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A much-hyped middle-grade book that wasn’t my cuppa, but still worth the read.

March 5, 2017 by bonnie Leave a Comment

My library book club is reading R.J. Palacio’s Wonder for March, which has been on my to-read list for several years now. I like reading young adult and middle-grade fiction, because I get a sense of what kids read and what they like. I’ll be interested to hear how my peers found Wonder, because I just finished it yesterday and am processing a whole bunch of thoughts. Wonder is the story of August (or Auggie) Pullman, a ten-year-old boy with craniofacial anomalies, starting with a […]

Filed Under: Children's Books Tagged With: bonnie, R.J. Palacio

bonnie's CBR9 Review No:35 · Genres: Children's Books · Tags: bonnie, R.J. Palacio ·
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