I Wonder

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Due to his condition, August has been homeschooled by his mother for several years; however, wanting him to experience the world, his parents enroll him into Beecher Prep, a private school, for the start of fifth grade. Wonder is in part inspired by an incident where the author's son started to cry after noticing a girl with a severe facial deformity.

The illustrations are all present, though some have been bound-in next to pages other than their listed positions.Illustrated throughout by Arthur Rackham with 16 tipped in color illustrations with tissue guards and more color and black and white illustrations. Read the award-winning, multi-million copy bestselling phenomenon that is WONDER in this new tenth anniversary edition. A very good copy in the original red decorative cloth binding with 16 tipped-in colour plates and 8 tinted full page plates by Arthur Rackham. Textblock has splitting to gutters between page 56 and subsequent plate and between second and third to last pages, slight age toning, and previous owner's name on verso of front endpaper.

Via confides to her mother that she does not want Auggie to attend her school play, as she has enjoyed the fresh start her new school has given her, free of the burden of being associated with Auggie and his condition.

The book is beautifully illustrated and the content of the conversations between a mother and a daughter is fun to read.