From: Steward, Celeste <csteward_at_aclibrary.org>
Date: Fri, 04 May 2012 08:42:44 -0700

"A new book that I (and many others) have read is R. J. Palacio's Wonder in which friendships are also realistically complicated. I was blown away by Palacio's sensitivity and awareness of the dynamics of friendship in middle school. The scene where the protagonist Auggie (who is physically-impaired ) overhears someone he thinks is a friend trash him is so real I thought th e author must have been a teacher, but she is not. Just incredibly attuned to the realities of 5th graders. "

listening to the audio version of this book and have just now reached the passage in which Auggie overhears what he thought was a sincere friend trashing him...it also occured to me that the author is very astute at hum an behavior in general. I will even go so far as to say that some interacti ons don't really change much from middle school into adulthood.

Celeste Steward, Librarian IV Collection Development Alameda County Library Fremont, CA

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