Review of 'Rollercoasters Wonder Reader [Paperback] Palacio, R.J' on 'Goodreads'
5 stars
Wow! I just finished this book with my youngest. That was a great book!
Paperback
Published Nov. 2, 2001 by Oxford Schools.
Rollercoasters Wonder Reader [Paperback] Palacio, R.J
4 stars
(7 reviews)
Wonder is a children's novel written by R. J. Palacio,[2] published on 14 February 2012.
R. J. Palacio wrote Wonder after an incident where her son noticed a girl with a severe facial difference and started to cry. Fearing he would react badly, Palacio attempted to remove her son from the situation so as not to upset the girl and her family but ended up worsening the situation. Natalie Merchant's song of the same name made her realize that the incident could illustrate a valuable lesson. Palacio was inspired by Merchant's lyrics and she began writing. She named the book directly after the song and used the song's chorus as the prologue of the first chapter.
Review of 'Rollercoasters Wonder Reader [Paperback] Palacio, R.J' on 'Goodreads'
4 stars
I'd probably go 4.5. Yeah, close to 5 but something's holding me back. Not sure what...
Anyway, I listened to the audio book with my 10-year old. We're used to reading fantasy or adventure books together so this was a big departure. We did make several comments to each other while reading about how depressing it was but we both agree that it is an incredibly moving book and that all kids 10 and up and all parents should read it. It should be required.
