'Wonder' Plot Points

What is the main reason Auggie is nervous to start school?

• He doesn’t like homework

• He has never been to school before and is worried about how people will react to his face

• He thinks the teachers will be mean

• He wants to stay home and play video games

What happens during the school tour with Julian, Jack, and Charlotte?

• Julian asks rude questions about Auggie’s face

• Everyone is super friendly to Auggie

• Jack gives Auggie a birthday invitation

• Charlotte shows Auggie the cafeteria only

Why does Auggie sit alone at lunch on the first day?

• He forgets his lunch

• He wants to be alone

• Everyone ignores him because of how he looks

• The bell rang too early

What big moment helps Auggie feel like he belongs at school?

• When he gets a science award

• When Summer sits with him at lunch

• When he plays dodgeball

• When he wears a costume

What event causes a big argument between Jack and Auggie?

• Jack forgets Auggie’s birthday

• Auggie spills paint on Jack’s homework

• Jack is seen laughing at Auggie’s photo

• Auggie hears Jack talking badly about him to Julian

What is the most heartwarming moment at the end of the book?

• Auggie gets suspended

• Mr. Tushman gives Auggie the Henry Ward Beecher medal for kindness

• Julian apologizes

• Auggie decides to drop out of school

How does Auggie react when people make fun of him?

• He always fights back

• He tells the principal every time

• He cries and runs away

• He stays strong, even though it hurts

Why might Wonder appeal to young male readers?

• It shows real challenges and friendships that boys can relate to

• It’s a superhero story

• It doesn’t have any emotional scenes

• It’s full of action and monsters