Madeleine Curry
1) Wonder
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Series
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Boylston - Entering Fifth Grade
Clinton Library - Middle School 6th Grade SR24
NYT - Children’s Middle Grade Hardcover
Townsend YA Book to Movie
Clinton Library - Middle School 6th Grade SR24
NYT - Children’s Middle Grade Hardcover
Townsend YA Book to Movie
Description
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. Beginning from Auggie's point of view and expanding to include his classmates, his...
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Pub. Date
2024.
Description
Hollows Bend, New Hampshire, is a picture-perfect New England town where weekend tourists flock to see fall leaves and eat breakfast at the Stairway Diner. The crime rate--zero--is a point of pride for Sheriff Ellie Pritchett. The day the stranger shows up is when the trouble starts. The sheriff and her deputy investigate the mysterious teenage girl. None of the locals can place her. She can't--or won't-answer any questions. She won't even tell them...