I downloaded this onto my Kindle last December, as it had some great reviews; and in the Books of 2012 features at Christmas it was regularly being named as a Book of the Year.
It is an older child/young adult book and so is an easier read. But the themes are anything but childish and the switching narrator helps to make this book something more.
Auggie is an ordinary boy - inside! He loves his pets, fights with his sister and is cherished by his mother. However, he has a facial abnomality which has meant he is not an ordinary boy on the outside. He has been home-schooled throughout his primary years, but now it is time to face school.
Auggie is desperate to fit in, but his looks mean he just can't.
The story is told by Auggie, his sister and some of the others he affects in his first year in school.
Despite being a book for younger readers it still grips and inspires. It is brutal and truthful and hard and brilliant.
I can see why it was rated so highly last year and I thoroughly recommend it
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