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Wonder (Paperback, 미국판, International Edition) –  R. J. Palacio/Random House USA Inc |
뉴욕타임스 선정 118주 베스트셀러
12월 27일 개봉한 줄리아 로버츠 주연의 영화 <원더>의 원작소설
헬멧 속에 자신을 숨겼던 아이 ‘어기’가 처음 만나는 세상의 편견에 맞서며 진짜 자신을 마주하는 용기를 전하는 감동적인 이야기이다. 작가는 작품 속 잭이 처음으로 어거스트를 만나게 된 바로 그 장면처럼, 아이스크림 가게 앞에서 어거스트와 비슷한 여자아이를 보고 이 작품을 쓰게 되었다고 한다.
선천적 안면기형으로 태어난 열 살 소년 어거스트 풀먼이 처음으로 학교에 들어간 뒤 벌어지는 일 년 동안의 일을 이야기한다. 작가는 어거스트가 안면기형이라는 자신의 장애, 얼굴만 보고 사람을 평가하는 사람들의 편견, 아이들의 끈질긴 괴롭힘을 불굴의 의지와 가족의 사랑과 친절을 베푸는 친구의 우정의 힘으로 극복하며 세상에서 가장 아름다운 아이로 거듭나는 과정을 유쾌하게 풀어내고 있다.
August 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?
Millions of people have read the #1 New York Times bestseller WONDER and fallen in love with Auggie Pullman, an ordinary boy with an extraordinary face. The book that inspired the Choose Kind movement, a major motion picture, and the upcoming, critically acclaimed graphic novel White Bird – on sale 10/1/2019! I won’t describe what I look like. Whatever you’re thinking, it’s probably worse. August Pullman was born with a facial difference that, up until now, has prevented him from going to a mainstream school.
Starting 5th grade at Beecher Prep, he wants nothing more than to be treated as an ordinary kid-but his new classmates can’t get past Auggie’s extraordinary face. WONDER, now a #1 New York Times bestseller and included on the Texas Bluebonnet Award master list, begins from Auggie’s point of view, but soon switches to include his classmates, his sister, her boyfriend, and others.
These perspectives converge in a portrait of one community’s struggle with empathy, compassion, and acceptance. “Wonder is the best kids’ book of the year,” said Emily Bazelon, senior editor at Slate.com and author of Sticks and Stones: Defeating the Culture of Bullying and Rediscovering the Power of Character and Empathy.
In a world where bullying among young people is an epidemic, this is a refreshing new narrative full of heart and hope. R.J. Palacio has called her debut novel “a meditation on kindness” -indeed, every reader will come away with a greater appreciation for the simple courage of friendship.
Auggie is a hero to root for, a diamond in the rough who proves that you can’t blend in when you were born to stand out. Join the conversation: #thewonderofwonder, #choosekind
