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Lara Patel Reading 1-7-15 I do think that August Pullman is making a big deal about birthday party's because they are just small events to celebrate someones birthday. And also since his friends go to school and he doesn't he can't really see them that much. I have never been hurt about not being invited to party even if someone tells me about a birthday party because they are probably just bragging. I don't ever tell anyone about other peoples birthday party's even if I know they are invited, and you never know if someone who wasn't invited to a party is listening and I wouldn't want to hurt their feelings or make them feel bad.

Lara Patel Reading January 9, 2015 I think that the mom is more scared than Ague at this point because he has never been in a real school before. Also because he was made a little bit differently than other kids so he made get made fun of in school. I f he was made fun of at school he might be very upset and not concentrate on school, it might lower his self esteem, he might not want to go back to any school ever again, and maybe he wouldn't want to even go out into public or talk to any of his friends. I also think that his mom is more scared than him is because kids might not want to sit with him and not want to talk to him, touch him, or talk to him.

Lara Patel Reading January 12, 2015 I felt that the tour went Ok because Julian was being pretty rude and obnoxious to August just because he doesn't talk a lot and because of the way he looks. I think that Jack Will and Charlotte were being nice to August and trying to make him feel comfortable with the school and the atmosphere. I also think that Julian shouldn't have asked August about his face and how he was home schooled. I think that Julian shouldn't have asked August so many personal questions such as why his face is the way it is and if he burnt his face in a fire. I also think that he shouldn't have kept on looking down when he talked to him because hit makes him feel bad and if kids in school actually do that to him he might want to quit school or it might make him feel bad.

Lara Patel Reading January 15, 2015 What surprised me the most about August in the chapter "Home" is that even though the tour went Ok August still wanted to go to school. What also surprised me was that August didn't really want to talk to his mom about the tour until they got home, but when they got home he ran upstairs and threw the blanket over himself almost like he was about to cry. Even though he talked to his mom about is and what Julian said and how he liked the school and he liked Charlotte and Jack Will I still felt like he wasn't exactly Ok about going to school even though he said he liked it. Even though his mom said he doesn't have to school he said he still wanted to anyway.

Lara Patel Reading January 16, 2015 My feelings about Jack Will is that he is nice to August and he's trying to make him feel comfortable about being in school since he has never been in a real school before. Jack Will has also stood up for August like when Julian was asking August why his face looks like that. I also think that Jack Will is making August feel better about the school by hanging out with him a lot. Jack also went to all of the classes with August. I also liked that Jack Will made August laugh about how a student looked at August while he was sitting down which I think made August feel a little better that he is unique.

Lara Patel Reading January 16, 2015 I think that if maybe instead of keeping his head he should put his head up so that people could see him and think that he's not really different he's just unique because everybody's unique in their own way and that's how August is unique. So if he keeps his head up he might be able to make more friends and people wouldn't talk about him behind his back and make fun of him. And if he makes more friends he would want to go back to school. I would go back to school even if I don't have very many friends because to me it seems like Jack Will and Summer are keeping August pretty happy. I think he shouldn't tell anyone except maybe Jack Will and Summer because maybe if he tells a teacher or his parents that might stir up some tension between August and Julian.

Lara Patel Reading January 16, 2015 I have learned from reading part one of Wonder that no ones different or strange or weird they're just unique in their own way. I think that August is very unique in his own way. People might say that he's deformed but he's really not he's just unique. I also learned that kids should stand up for themselves and not let people bully them because that makes the bully want to bully them more and it might lower the other persons self esteem. I think that kids shouldn't be bullied like August is like when people don't want to touch them and they freak out when they do. And like when Julian asked August looks like how he does. And I think that if August keeps his head up high that he can make more friends, feel better about himself, and kids might stop bullying him. I would want to tweet that no one is different they are just unique in their own way.

Lara Patel Reading January 26, 2015 I think that she means a lot of things are changing like how August is growing up and starting to want to get babied less and has now started 5th grade. August is sort of starting to be a little more independent now and doesn't need as much help. He also had a very big birthday party with lots of kids. So basically digusted is changing with August. Now that he has started school he has exposed himself to more kids which he feels ok about even though kids make fun of him because he's unique and not like the other kids. But he really is like the other kids in the inside and the inside is what really counts.

Lara Patel Reading January 26, 2015 What I think Via means about blanket is that her grandma just died out of nowhere and she had told Via that she loved her very much and how many angels where looking out for August and how she was looking out for Via. What I think she means about a blanket is she told her that but it might have felt like a long time ago so it is almost like it's in the back of your brain in a dark spot like as if you were covered up with a blanket but even though Via might always think about it it's kind of shady or dark as if the blanket had covered up her brain of that moment.

Lara Patel Reading February 2, 2015 I think that Summer left the party early because she realized the only reason she was really incited to the party was so Savanna could talk trash about her and August. And why Summer is always hanging out with August. I would have left the party because I wouldn't want to be in Summers shoes where she was only invited to a " popular kids " party was just so they could make fun of her. So I would just leave the party and do something better. Also I would kind of feel uncomfortable with just be sitting there and kids asking me, " hey Summer why do you always hang out with that zombie" or " is he your boyfriend?" or " where's your boyfriend?" or "aren't you scared about getting the plague?" So if I were Summer I would do alot she did and have my parents come pick me up.

Lara Patel Reading February 9, 2015 After reading all the texts, letters, emails, and things on Facebook I learned that Melissa Albans doesn't exactly like August. She thinks that he is a special needs child just because of the way he looks. She also said that Beecher Prep isn't a inclusion school so August shouldn't be at Beecher Prep. But what I've learned from Mr. Lawrence waht is that he obviously thinks differently about Ague. He knows that August isn't a special needs kid, if anything he is actually quite smart. So Mr. Tushman made sure to inform Mrs. Albany that August isn't a specisl needs kid and that his application proved that he wasn't.

Lara Patel Reading February 9, 2015 I would forgive Jack because he is a true friend to August. He punched Julian because he was saying mean things about August. I think that a lot of people would do that if someone was mean to their friend but they probabley wouldn't punch them. But anyway Imwould forgive Jack because as I said before he is a true friend to August. Even if he did say all those mean things about August he didn't really mean them and he would do anything for August. So I would forgive Jack because now he knows what he did wrong and he got excpelled for a week to just think everything through.

Lara Patel Reading February 9, 2015 There's no doubt that I see myself on Jack team because I feel like I know Jack a little bit more and he's a godo kid and plus August and Summer are also on this team. I wouldn't want to be on Julian's side because he'smthe one started this at his holiday party. I don't think that there was any reason for Julian to go spreading this roomer about Jack like that. But of course it wasn't ok for Jack to punch Julian. I think that instead of punching Julian I would have just used my words but I'm sure Jack wouldn't have done that to him on purpose because I'm sure that was just his reaction to Julian after he had been saying all those mean things about Ague he probably just pulled Jack's last straw.

Lara Patel Reading February 19, 2015 My final decision about the notes is that August should tell Mr. Tushman about the notes because he would get in trouble because that's like bullying August. So I think that he should tell Mr. Tushman, but maybe if he does tell Julian might say that August and Jack are doing the same exact thing to him. So then what Mr. Tushman might do is he will tell August, Jack, and Julian to sorry say sorry to each other and this will all go behind them. Or he might say that they need to say sorry and they might get detention. So I'm not exactly sure id they should tell him or not.

Lara Patel Reading February 20, 2015 The thing that I learned about family is that no matter how you look your family will think of you as just a normal person. Like when August got his knew hearing aids his mom didn't think of him as different. I also feel like August's mom will love him no matter what. She also wants to make sure now that he is in a real school that his day went ok and nobody did anything mean to him or rip up his IALAC sign, which means that she really loves and cares for him. One thing that also means that she really loves is that she would stand outside his door to make sure he's not choking on his saliva. His dad also obviously loves him and thinks he's normal because he calls him ague doggie. I think that's normal because probably just about every parent has a nik-name for their child. He plays with him whenever he can and he pays for his medical bill, so basically would do anything for him. And now Via really loves him because she said to him that she is proud to be his sister. Also she kind of gets mad when somebody looks at August funny like their disgusted or when somebody looks at him then looks away and then looks at him again. Lastly, Daisy also really cares about him because as August said she would lick him as if his face was her favorite place and she just saw August as a normal kid. So this family really loves and cares for August and that's all that matters.