Wonder: Adult edition - Brossura

Palacio, R. J.

Brossura

ISBN 10: 0552778621 ISBN 13: 9780552778626

Casa editrice: Black Swan, 2013

Riassunto

'My name is August.
I won't describe to you what I look like.
Whatever you're thinking, it's probably worse.'

Ten-year-old August Pullman wants to be ordinary. He does ordinary things. He eats ice-cream. He plays on his Xbox. He feels ordinary - inside.

But Auggie is far from ordinary. Born with a terrible facial abnormality, he has been home-schooled by his parents his entire life, in an attempt to protect him from the cruelty of the outside world. Now, Auggie's parents are sending him to a real school. Can he convince his new classmates that he's just like them, underneath it all?

Narrated by Auggie and the people around him whose lives he touches, Wonder is a frank, funny, astonishingly moving debut to be read in one sitting, pass on to others, and remember long after the final page.

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Recensione:

"The breakout sensation of 2012... Wonder is destined to go the way of The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night Time... dark, funny, touching. No Tube carriage will be without a copy this year" (The Times)

"Emotionally rewarding... funny, touching, honest" (Daily Mail)

"Gripping - I'd really recommend it to anybody. It's a young adult book book about a little boy who's born with a disfigured face, written from his point of view... charming, brutal and brilliant" (Observer)

"I'd defy anyone not to well up when he cries: "Why do I have to be so ugly, Mommy?", and as for the climax, it wreaks emotional havoc. There is a message running through the book, most clearly voiced by an inspirational teacher, that if we were all a little kinder to one another the benefit would be incalculable. To finish it with a firm resolve to be a better person - well, you can't ask much more of any book than that" (Independent)

"Tremendously uplifting and a novel of all-too-rare power" (Sunday Express)

Descrizione del libro:

The story of ten-year-old August Pullman, an ordinary boy with an extraordinary face, perfect for CURIOUS INCIDENT fans.

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• Editore: Black Swan
• Data di pubblicazione: 2013
• ISBN 10: 0552778621
• ISBN 13: 9780552778626
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 368