Wonder
Summary
August is just like any other boy, apart from one thing. He was born with a slightly deformed face. August feels very self-conscious when people even dare glare at him, let alone when they snigger or go into peels of laughter. So for the last many years, he has been home schooled. But August has decided to try the local proper school, Beecher Prep. Immediately he realized who his enemies were, like Henry, and who were his friends, like Jack. His mother is a bit of a worrier, and she was badgering him not to go, but his father and sister, who has also just started at the high school, were more supportive. When August got the tour around the school , Julian, who appeared to be a very popular kid in his class, said some horrid things, and asked what the deal with his face was. But that was also when he met Jack, who immediately stood up for him and acted as though he had known August since they were toddlers.
Prediction
I predict that August is going to realize that he will never fit in, perhaps get bullied, or be the target in a staring contest. But I also predict that Jack will become his friend, who understands him, and stands up for him. I think the teacher will try things to avoid August from being bullied too, but I think August will miss out on a lot of opportunities because he might be worried it will only give the kids yet another opportunity to say horrid things to him. However, I do think August will strive onwards, and perhaps slowly people will begin to understand and maybe begin being a bit more thoughtful and understanding towards August, like Jack. I think in the end, August will be fully understood, and feel like any other person in his class. People will stop thinking of him as the odd guy with the screwed up face, and look up to him. Classmates will want to sit with him and his mother would stop worrying that he would be the odd one out, the kid that had no friends.
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