Sreya+Journal

1/7/15 I don't think Auggie was making a big deal about birthday parties. I just think that Auggie is just excited about the parties he's been to since he isn't invited to too many parties. Also because of his facial deformity, people would treat him differently,so as a result of that no one would really know him. I personally haven't been hurt myself over a party invitation. I really don't mind not being invited to a party because it's their choice and you don't have to invite everyone in the world. I haven't hurt someone else by a party invitation. If I had a birthday party I wouldn't tell anyone about the party except for the people invited because I don't want to hurt anyone else's feelings and that would be very rude to do.

1/9/15 I think Mom is more scared than Auggie at point because she's scared of the way he'll behave with the other students. So far, Auggie hasn't been behaving the way his mom wanted him to be. Auggie was a little too open with his thoughts when he was talking to Mr. Tushman. Auggie was a little rude when he was talking. I also think that Mom was scared because the three kids might bully him because of the way he looks and what Auggie will do about that.

1/12/15 At this point of the story I think Julian was not that nice at all. Julian was being mean and rude to Auggie because of his deformity. Julian acted as though he was so much better than August. Charlotte and Jack Will were really nice, nothing compared to Julian. Charlotte was a very peppy person and talks a lot while Jack Will was a cool and chill-ax person. I think the tour went great other than the fact that Julian was being rude to Auggie. Auggie finally got to see experience what real schools looked like and how the people were.

1/12/15 The thing that surprised me about Auggie in the chapter "Home" was that Auggie wanted to go to school. I wouldn't think that Auggie would want to go to school after he experienced what the kids in the new school would be like especially Julian. He did have people like Charlotte and Jack Will to help him and maybe to be friends with. Auggie must have had a lot of confidence in himself to want to go to school because everyone will look at him differently because of his deformity, but I guess he is used to having people act different around him and he probably wants to face his fear.

1/16/15 The chapter " The Bleeding Scream" was mind-blowing. It changes the whole perspective of Jack Will to the readers. It really disappointed me that Jack Will wasn't really a friend of Auggie. I thought that if Auggie ever gets hurt or bullied, he'll have Jack Will to his side or to support him. My perspective of Jack really changed when he said," I really think... If I looked like him, seriously, I think that I'd kill myself." It really shocked me that he actually said that. I learned from this chapter that sometimes people aren't always what you think they seem.

1/16/15 What would've probably changed Auggie's mind would have been if Jack Will never said anything about Auggie on Halloween and knew that Auggie was the Bleeding Scream. He might have also changed his mind if Jack Will saw him and if he apologized to Auggie. If I were Auggie I would go back to school. I would take some rest over the weekend and go back to school and ask Jack Will if he wanted to be my friend or not. Anyway, if he said no Auggie would still have Summer and maybe Charlotte as friends. I would tell someone about this but if I were in Auggie's shoes I wouldn't tell my mom or Via because they would take it too seriously. I would most likely tell dad.

1/16/15 The main idea I learned from part one was how hard it was to have a deformity and how it affects everything. I learned how hard it was to be in Auggie's shoes and all that pressure he was under especially at he end of part one. I also learned that it wasn't that easy to be treated differently from almost everyone he knows or seen. I would like to share and tweet with others about kindness. I would like to tell them that kindness affects the human being a lot and that you should be kind and respectful to everyone regardless of who they are and especially of how they look like.

1/26/15 When Via says the Galaxy is changing, the planets are falling out of alignment, I think she means that everything is changing. It is true because Auggie starts school for the first time in his whole life in that year and Via's friends have new personalities and are acting differently. Before Auggie started school it was Via's, Mom's, and Dad's job to protect Auggie wherever they go. Now since that Auggie started school, Via and her mom and her dad aren't there to protect Auggie all the time. Most likely there are more chances for Auggie to be bullied or said mean comments about at school than at somewhere else.

1/26/15 I think what Via meant when she said I held on to that secret and let it cover over me like a blanket was that she didn't want to remember about it or really talk about it because Via's grandma was dead and she the only person who could really understand her and give the attention Via wanted and needed. It was like a reward to have attention because it was always Auggie who would always have the attention and her parents would never really spend that much time for her because her parents would be busy taking Auggie to the hospital and things like that. Gran was literally like Via's best friend, but one that really knew who she was and wanted. It would've been really hard for Via to loose her grandma, so in her case it would've been better just to forget about everything.

2/2/15 I think Summer left the party because of two reasons. One was because everyone was insulting Auggie and being rude about him. Savannah said that Summer would have been more popular if he didn't hang out with Auggie so much and I'm really glad that Summer didn't listen to her. She really is a true friend and puts friendship first over social status. Two was that when Savannah told her that Julian liked her; she must have felt disgusted and Julian was a bully to Auggie and she had no feelings for him. Most likely the only reason Savannah invited Summer was because she wanted to know why she hung out with Auggie so much and to ask what she felt about Julian. If I were in Summer's shoes I would have done the same thing as her because I wouldn't have wanted to hang out with those jerks anyways.

2/9/15 After reading the letters, emails, Facebook posts, and texts, I learned more about Melissa Alban's and Mr. Tushman's character. Melissa Albans is just as cruel and wicked in the heart just as Julian. (Now I know where he gets it from). I knew exactly who she was after reading the email she sent Mr. Tushman. She said Auggie had special needs, Jack and Julian were forced to be friends with him, and that they should reconsider Auggie's application and also she photo shopped Auggie's face on the class picture. I learned that can really express his feelings in a clever way. He really owned that lady when he said, "As it turns out Jack Will didn't need to learn any of these virtues---he already had them in abundance." He is very clever man and is kind to Auggie. He truly understands Auggie's problems. Anyway, Jack's parents said that Jack didn't have any pressure about being friends with Auggie, so clearly she was lying which was expected.

2/9/15 I would have forgiven Jack because everyone deserves a second chance. Anyways, Jack never really meant to say all those mean words about Auggie on Halloween; he just said it because everyone else was mean things and he didnt want to be known as a weird kid in the school. Jack was really sorry about what he did and he actually meant it big time. He even punched Julian-a popular kid- just to support Auggie since Julian was bullying him. Jack really does deserve Auggie's apology because Auggie would have not found a friend like Jack anywhere else.

2/9/15 If were in the "war" I would see myself on Jack's side or no one's side. Most likely I would see myself on no one's side because this is just silly. Really a war? That's just completely ridiculous. The only reason people were on Julian's side was probably because he was popular and most of the grade wanted to be. I personally think this "war" was so unnecessary for taking revenge on Jack. The kids should know from Mr. Browne's class that they should choose kindness over being right. Appearently not. I hope Jack will win this war because in this case he's kind and right.

2/19/15 My final decision would be a no. It was a hard decission to make but I finally concluded to a no. If Auggie tells Mr. Tushman, the notes will surely stop but the drama won't. It'll just make everything into a bigger mess than it ready is. People would start thinking that Auggie, Jack, and Summer are just plain old taddle tales. Julian will try to take revenge on Auggie and Jack, and Julian's mom will come into play (you wouldn't want to mess with her). Auggie's parents would get involved and would try to "fix" everything. The worst that could happen was if Auggie's parents reconsider the school or even take him out of Beecher Prep. If I were in Auggie's shoes I personally wouldn't tell Mr. Tushman. I would only tell Mr. Tushman "who the real Julian is" if the notes get really bad and personal.

2/23/15 From this novel I learned that family is everything your heart cares about. Auggie's family loves each other and supports each other so much that even Justin and Miranda would love to be part of their family. The two of their parents barely spend any time with their children. Their parents are busy doing other things instead of spending time with their children. It leaves a big hole in their heart when you know that you don't have any family to care about you. In part seven Miranda states that the thing she loved most about Via's friendship was her family. Your family impacts you by how you think, your personality, and what you do. Family means sticking together and being there for each other when you need them. Having a family like Auggie's is like having a dream family.