Chris+Journal

january 7, 2015 entry one Auggie does make a little bit of a big deal about birthday parties but not a huge deal. Auggie makes a little bit of a big deal about birthday parties because he like to be around people. Auggie would like to be around people to show that he is ordinary inside and he doesn't want people thinking that he is not ordinary because his face is different. If he had a ordinary face he would probally be invited to more birthday parties, but he isn't because auggie's face is different. I really haven't been hurt by not going to a birthday party if i wasn't invited that would probally mean that are not my friend. I am friends with people who like who I am. I don't like to be with people that I have to change to make them happy. If they have a problem with who I am that is there problem because nothing is going to change me.

January 11, 2015 entry 2

Auggie's mom is more scared than auggie is himself because she doesn't know julian, Jack Will, and Charolate. If she knew these children she would probally accept it or if she was going with Auggie. Another reason she was scared about auggie going with Jack Will, Charolate, and Julian because Auggie doesn't even want to go either. Auggie's mom doesn't know how these children would react to auggie's face. Would they hide? Would they make fun of him? Or would they accept the fact that he is different on the outside but ordinary on the inside?

January 12, 2015 entry 3

I am feeling that julian is being very rude. He should show some more respect. He should keep mean thoughts to himself. He should put himself in Auggie's position and see what it feels like to be hurt by looking different. Charolate is being nice and accepting the fact that Auggie is being who he is. Jack is not being mean. Jack is not talking a lot either. I think it was nice of Jack to give Auggie tips to defend himself. I wonder if that is how other kids are going to treat him if he goes to that schoool.

January 12, 2015 entry 3

Auggie surprises me in the chapter "home" when he said that he wanted to go to school, even with Julian there. That is really surprising because Julian was very rude, but the reason why I think he wanted to go to school was because of Jack and Charolatte. Jack didn't really talk that much but he still gave Auggie good advice and CHarolatte just had Auggie's back. I think he thought that Cahrolatte and jack would have his back for the whole school year if he went. I wonder if they were just having his back for that day only, to be nice to the parents and then as soon as the school year started they would make fun of him.

January 16, 2015 entry 4 I think Jack was very dishonest to Auggie after what he said. I think Auggie wouldn't have been as sad if Jack would've been honest of how he felt. The worse part is that Jack thought he was talking behind Auggie's back. I thought Jack and Auggie were going to be good friends but I don't think Auggie wants to be friends with somebody who is forced to be his friend.

January 16, 2015 entry 4 I think Summer could change Auggie's mind about going back to school because she was nice to him by making him feel special and part of something. Her idea of making a table just for kids who had Summer names or names that related to summer made Auggie feel excited in making new friends. I would probably go back to school and stand up to whoever is being mean to me. I think he shouldn't tell a teacher what happened because they would just make that person say sorry and that person would not mean what they say so they would probably do it again.

January 16, 2015 entry 4 I learned that people could act like friends and just fake their friendship like what Jack did. I also learned that people could be insensitive to other people's feelings and have regard for how their words and actions affect others. I also learned that SOME people could accept the fact that Auggie is deformed and be nice. One act of kindness makes a big difference in somebody's life when lots of people have been mean to you.

January 26, 2015 entry 5 Via's words "The galaxy is changing. Planets are falling out of alignment " represented the way she viewed the changes that were happening in her family. Auggie had always been the center of attention in her family. She had grown to understand the fact that Auggie needed the attention of her family because he had to go through surgeries and endure a lot of pain. Their lives ran according to Auggie's needs, but somehow something was changing.

January 26, 2015 entry 5 When Via says "blanket" she means that the words of her gran make her feel loved. Just like when people want to cover themselves with blankets to keep them warm from the cold, she wants to always have those words around her to make her feel loved.

February 2, 2105 entry 6 Summer left the party because she felt that she didn't belong with Savanna and her friends. She thought it was very cool that she had been invited but when confronted with a decision to choose between dating Julian and Auggie's friendship, she chose Auggie. I think that if I had been in Summer's place I would have stayed and chose to hang out with the cool kids. Even though I know it's not the right thing to do I probably would have done it.

February 9, 2015 entry 7 I learned that Melissa Albans is an extremely rude person by wanting Augest out of Beecher because he is deformed. Melissa shouldn't express or gossip her feelings about Augest when she doesn't know anything about him. She is judging a book by it's cover and that book is Auggie. Lawrence Tushman's feelings of Auggie is the exact opposite of Melissa's. Melissa feels that Auggie has special needs, while Lawrence doesn't. Another reason why Lawrence Tushman is a good man is because he had confidence that Jack wouldn't punch Julian again and he would be respectful.

February 9, 2015 entry 7 I think I would have forgiven Jack because if I were in his position I would want to be forgiven. I know, I sometimes do and say things to other people that hurt their feelings and I would want to be forgiven. Kids usually don't have good judgement on thinking about the sensitivity of other kids. It's very hard to forgive other people for what they have done or said to you but we always have to remember that we all make mistakes. When people make mistakes no matter what they had done they should be forgiven. I would want to be forgiven if I were in that positon with somebody else.

February 9, 2015 entry 7 I would see myself as a neutral because I really wouldn't care about what was going on as long as it didn't have anything to do with me. I wouldn't want to be a part of the war because if a teacher found out that this was happening I wouldn't want to get in trouble. Another reason why I would call myself a neutral because none of this war information would come to me anyway.

February 19, 2105 enrty 8 No. Augest shouldn't tell a teacher or Mr.Tushman because then rumors could spread around the school and Auggie or Jack could get jumped outside of school.Even though Julian, Henry, and Miles would get in more trouble, Auggie and Jack could also get in trouble for passing notes too because you are not supposed to pass notes at all. Julian's mom could get in this situation and she could start threatening Mr.Tushman that she would fire him because she is on the school board.

February 20, 2015 entry 9 I learned that family is one of the most important things you need to have in life. Family is really important because if you don't have a family your going to be lonely and nobody would really care for you like how a family cares about each other. Families are important because you have a parent or a brother/sister to have your back and give tips in tough situations. If you don't have a family then you wouldn't have anybody to care about. If you had a dog or a cat it still wouldn't be the same because they wouldn't understand everything so you wouldn't be able to express your feelings to anybody. If you have a family you would have somebody to push you to work to your full potential. Having a family and being poor is better than being lonely and being rich.