Shingaling: A Wonder Story

Wonder Series

Author: R.J. Palacio

Pages: 126

Published: 2015

Age: 8+

Millions of readers have read Wonder and fallen in love with Auggie Pullman. Readers have also been given a special look at another side of his story with The Julian Chapter and a peek at his life before Beecher Prep in Pluto. In this third Wonder story, they'll get to see his first year of school and what follows in the beginning of the next year through the perspective of reader-favourite Charlotte.

About the Wonder Series

Books in series order

  1. 1.Wonder(2012)
  2. +365 Days of Wonder: Mr. Browne's Book of Precepts(2014)
  3. +Pluto: A Wonder Story(2015)
  4. +Shingaling: A Wonder Story(2015)
  5. +The Julian Chapter: A Wonder Story(2014)

Reading age: 9+ years

This series should be read in order.

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

August 'Auggie' Pullman was born with a facial deformity that prevented him from going to a mainstream school – until now. He's about to start 5th grade at Beecher Prep, and if you've ever been the new kid then you know how hard that can be. The thing is Auggie's just an ordinary kid, with an extraordinary face. But can he convince his new classmates that he's just like them, despite appearances?

R. J. Palacio has written a spare, warm, uplifting story that will have readers laughing one minute and wiping away tears the next. With wonderfully realistic family interactions (flawed, but loving), lively school scenes, and short chapters, Wonder is accessible to readers of all levels.