Naina+Journal

1/7/15 Well, I have two different answers for this question. 1. I think Auggie is not making to big of a deal over birthday parties because he is the one who is feeling the pain. When everyone looks at him in a weird way and when everyone does that look-away thing. Some invite Auggie because they think he is cool and like him even if he is different. Though others won't invite him cause of the way he looks. He doesn't feel that anyone thinks he is an ordinary ten-year-old child except his family. Though some people don't remember that everyone is different and no one is perfect when they see these kind of people. They don't realize how hurtful it is for them. Also they don't know how it is being in their shoes or position. 2. I think Auggie is making a big deal over birthday parties because he should know that it doesn't matter what other people think of him. Auggie should be who he is. First of all it shouldn't matter to him what others think because they aren't in his shoes. They don't know what he is going through in life they wont understand it unless they have been in the same situation. From Auggie's perspective he thinks he is ordinary. He doesn't feel right around others who make fun of him or look at him weird. He feels different around everyone and uncomfortable. He also feels left out. I bet Auggie will be really excited when a person or a friend invites him their birthday party. Once I have been invited to birthday party was the youngest kid there. The birthday girl was one year older than me everyone there were way older than me. I felt left out and I also thought she was forced to invite me because re Mom's were friends. I never intended to hurt anyone inviting them to a party.

1/11/15 I think Auggie's Mom is more scared than Auggie because she doesn't know how the kids will behave with Auggie. She might be worried on how the kids will treat Auggie. Will they mean to him or not because she knows the kids might not be friendly to him on the way he looked. Auggie's mom was more scared than Auggie cause she cares and doesn't want to him to get hurt by others. She is also worried she doesn't know if the other kids will accept him for how he looks. Though I think Mr. Tushman doesn't understand how Auggie feels at all. She might have thought she was going on a tour with Auggie and might have not known that kids were taking him. I think Auggie's Mom knows him better than anyone as if she is Auggie and know how he feels. All Auggie's mom wants is for Auggie to be happy where ever he is.

1/12/15 I feel like Julian is not very friendly to Auggie at all. I mean Julian can be funny sometimes but by the end of this chapter I don't think Julian likes Auggie. Also Julian was really bored. I think Julian made Auggie trip because he didn't like the way Auggie was getting most of the attention. Julian might of not liked that his friends are turning in on him because of Auggie. Though he also might of not liked Auggie because of his face and he didn't think Auggie was important at all. The tour was a decent nice tour except for Julian being rude and asking rude and weird questions. When Auggie told Julian that he was home schooled and that he wanted to be in elective science. I think Julian took advantage the fact Auggie was home schooled because Julian might of thought less of Auggie cause Julian might of thought Auggie might not know a lot. When he also wanted to be in elective science Julian thought that Auggie can't do it because Auggie was home schooled.

1/12/15 What surprised me was when Auggie said that he wanted to go to school for sure. Even though he knew about Julian and how the other kids will react in class when they see him, Auggie still said yes. Auggie was confident to school even though he knew other were going to look at him in a weird way or the other kids would ignore him or even be mean to him. I think Auggie probably had to have a lot of courage to say yes to go to school. Even though he knows he won't be comfortable being there with all the other kids staring at him including the teacher.

1/16/15 My feelings for Jack Will after reading part one is that Jack Will is a betrayer. He betrayed Auggie. He was really nice and friendly to Auggie but being really mean and gossiping about Auggie behind his back. I think Jack Will is a person who has two characters like Julian but a little different. I think Auggie despises Jack Will after what he had said. Auggie was trusting Jack Will thinking that he was his true friend and only friend he had other than Summer. I wonder why Jack Will wanted to be friends with Auggie couldn't he just be like Julian?

1/16/15 I think only Summer could change his mind about not going back to school. Though i hope she is not like Jack Will either. At least Auggie has Summer to hang out with in school. If Auggie had to go to back to school it would take him a lot of courage and perseverance. I would be not be surprised if Auggie went back to school because I bet he has dealt with this kind of problems before. I think that Auggie is very strong and can handle a lot of situations. I think of it 2 ways- 1. I would have never went back to school at all because I probably wouldn't want to show my face to Jack Will after what he said. 2. I would have went back to school and confront Jack Will and tell him that just because I look different doesn't mean that I don't have feelings. If I were Auggie I would definitely tell an someone else about my situation. I would probably tell Via or Mom because I know they would take care of it.

1/16/15 What I learned by reading part one taught me that it doesn't matter how you look like just be proud of who you are and how you look like. You should just be nice to everyone no matter how they look like. Everyone has feelings they can feel sad and mad. Though people think of them a like they aren't one of their own kind. It is just mean when a person doesn't think of you ordinary and when they think when your kind of like an alien that came to earth. This part one has told me that everyone is different but no one is lower or higher than the other. I bet any other kid can't handle all the people around him treating him different neither would an adult.

1/26/15 I have two meanings for this answer, 1. I think it means that someone in the family might be changing. Maybe that Auggie might be changing because he is going to school and he might change. Maybe his behavior will change because he is going to school. So he will change his behavior by learning from the other kids at school. 2. Maybe Via might not like that Auggie is getting too much attention from the planets (parents). That when Auggie gets sick or needs something he gets it instantly but Via has to wait for something she doesn't get as much attention as Auggie. She might even think that her parents don't care for her as much as Auggie. Though she understands that Auggie is special needs and he needs more attention and care than her because she doesn't have to get many surgeries nor gets sick a lot like Auggie. Like Via, I am an older sister to a special needs too. So I do understand how she feels.

1/26/15 I think Via took those words seriously and thought it was good to keep it to her self because she might have thought it wasn't nice to say this to anyone. Since these were the last words Grandma said to her she might have thought it was very special to her and very meaningful. Via let those words wrap around her like a blanket thinking of Grandma and how much she loves her and Auggie. Via loved Grandma so much she even wanted to live there with her for the rest of her life. grandma has loved both Auggie and Via very much just because Auggie looked different didn't change the affection towards him. Via understood all that Grandma has done including on caring for them and she has loved them very much.

2/2/15

I think Summer left the party because they were being mean to Auggie and calling him "Zombie kid" or "Freak". I don't think she likes when people say mean things to Auggie because Auggie is her friend and she knows there really is nothing wrong with him. Its like they are treating him like he is a virus because of the Plague. They were saying like don't sit with Auggie and become one of us. They were also asking why do you sit with a" Freak". She knows Auggie very well and also knows that he is a normal kid with just a different face. I think I would have done that because I would support my friends and not go along with the people and insult others thinking that they are the only great and special ones at school and Also I wouldn't have stayed there because I wouldn't want to listen to all the insulting and mean things they are going to say.

2/9/15 I learned that Melissa Albans is a very stubborn and exclusive woman. She tells lies to others more like gossiping and spreads rumors about things that hadn't even happened. I think she despises Auggie very much for some reason. Maybe she is worried about something or she doesn't like the fact that Jack Will punched Julian and she thinks that Auggie might be responsible for all this to happen so she wants Auggie out of the school. Though I wonder what she is gaining out of that. Though Mr. Tushman does not think that way. Mr. Tushman is very kind and doesn't see Auggie in a different way. He accepts Auggie for who he is and does not see him different from any other child. Also he thinks Auggie is a brilliant child. Probably even better than Julian but I am not sure.

2/9/15 I probably would've forgiven Jack Will because he really wanted Auggie to forgive him and he actually meant it. Jack Will tried very hard to let Auggie forgive him instead of leaving Auggie. i would've forgiven Jack Will for two reasons, 1. He is still being nice to me and he realized what his mistake was and is trying to correct it. 2. When Julian said something bad about me then Jack Will punched him in the face. Its not that what he did was right. Its just that he stood up for me. He probably should have done it another way but i would've realized that he actually cared and did want to become friends with me.

2/9/15 On the War list i probably would've have either been neutral or on Jack Will's side. 1. I don't want to pick sides and i wouldn't want to get involved into fights with other people. Plus say if i picked Jack's side then everyone on the opposing team would hate me forever. 2. I would be on Jack's side because I know that would be the right side to go to. Though I wouldn't have cared which side won. If I was neutral I would have wanted Jack's side to win and not Julian's becasue Julian is being mean and he is wrong. Though its not fair because some of the people went on Jack's side because they are either want to be on Julian's side cause he is popular or too scared that Julian and the rest of the popular kids might not be nice to them cause they are not on Julian's team. Still I would've wanted Jack's side to win.

2/19/15 I probably wouldn't tell Mr. Tushman because to me the notes weren't such a big deal. If they became even worse or too personal i probably would tell Mr. Tushman. By telling nothing would get better. It would just become even worse. Soon the other kids would find out and they would think Jack and Auggie are tattle tales. Then Julian would try to take revenge and do something even worse. Then all the parents would get involved and they would try to fix everything but in the process of fixing everything would just get even worse.

2/23/15 I have learned from the family that everyone cares about each other. They supported each other. They also stood up for each other too. Auggie's family is a fun loving and caring family. Who cares for even Jack, Justin, Miranda, and Summer. Even Miranda feels like she is Auggie's sister. They even mentioned in the book about the Galaxy. Where the comits are Auggie's friends. Family members are the planets and Auggie is the sun. Even Miranda has mentioned she loves being with Auggie and also loves to be with her family.