Title: Wonder Genre: Bluebonnet Author: R.J. Palacio Major Awards: New York Times Best Seller, Texas Bluebonnet Award master list Age Group: 3rd-8th grade Wonder is an incredibly moving story about a fifth-grade boy named Auggie. Auggie has a condition called Mandibulofacial Dysostosis, which is a malformation of the facial structures. Up until this point, Auggie has been homeschooled. The thought of him going to "real school" is enough to send him into a panic. In this story, the reader gets a front-row seat into the life of a child with a major disability tackling school for the first time. Different people in Auggie's life also write about their perspective on Auggie and his disability. Auggie knows that he is anything but normal, but the reader sees a shift in his confidence throughout the story. He goes from a child who is afraid to be seen and stared at, to a child who does not let his disability define him. Along the way, he discovers who his...