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Pluto: A Wonder Story

R. J. Palacio

Ages 8–14

Readers rate it 3.7 (34 on Hardcover)

85 pages · Released Feb 10, 2015

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This is a gentle, emotionally resonant short story from the beloved Wonder universe that explores friendship, loss, and reconnection. The story deals sensitively with themes of medical hardship and growing apart, but handles them age-appropriately without graphic content. It celebrates kindness, loyalty, and the effort required to maintain meaningful relationships, making it ideal for middle-grade readers who have engaged with the broader Wonder series.

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From the publisher

WONDER IS NOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE STARRING JULIA ROBERTS AND JACOB TREMBLAY! Over 6 million people have read the #1 New York Times bestseller Wonder—the book that inspired the Choose Kind movement—and have fallen in love with Auggie Pullman, an ordinary boy with an extraordinary face. Last year readers were given a... WONDER IS NOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE STARRING JULIA ROBERTS AND JACOB TREMBLAY! Over 6 million people have read the #1 New York Times bestseller Wonder—the book that inspired the Choose Kind movement—and have fallen in love with Auggie Pullman, an ordinary boy with an extraordinary face. Last year readers were given a special look at another side of his story with The Julian Chapter, and now they'll get a peek at Auggie's life before Beecher Prep, with an exclusive new short story told entirely from the point of view of Christopher, Auggie's oldest friend. Christopher was Auggie's best friend from the time they were babies until his family moved away; he was there through all of Auggie's surgeries and heartbreaks, through bad times and good—like Star Wars marathons and dreams of traveling to Pluto together. Alternating between childhood flashbacks and the present day, an especially bad day for Christopher, Pluto is the story of two boys grown apart learning that good friendships are worth a little extra effort.

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  • Juvenile Fiction
  • Young Adult
  • Juvenile Nonfiction

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ISBN 9780553499094 · Knopf Books for Young Readers