Wonder

Use these links to supplement and complement students’ reading of the work and to increase their overall enjoyment of literature. Challenge them to discern parallel themes, engage through visual and aural stimuli, and delve deeper into the thematic possibilities presented by the title.

Recommended Texts for Pairing

Auggie & Me by R.J. Palacio

• collection of short stories written from the perspective of minor characters in Wonder
• connects to themes of kindness and growing up, and further develops the idea that everyone is fighting a battle
• Auggie & Me on SuperSummary

Fish in a Tree by Linda Mullay Hunt

• a middle grade novel about a girl who struggles to read, not knowing that she has dyslexia
• Like Wonder, this story explores how differences are not always a bad thing and challenges assumptions about exceptionalities.
• Fish in a Tree on SuperSummary

“Wonder” by Natalie Merchant

• a song by the musician Natalie Merchant inspired by the children with special needs who she worked with at a day camp
• explores the same idea as Wonder: that everyone is precious and capable of great things

Other Student Resources

“Why ‘Wonder,’ the Movie, Can’t Best the Book It’s Based On”