Much has been said and written about Wonder by R. J. Palacio during its short existence on bookstore and library shelves. Even before its February release, one could see and hear the buzz grow on Twitter and the Internet as advanced reader copies found their way to teachers and librarians. At first I was hesitant to buy into the hype since kids don't generally care about hype. Finally I decided to find out what all hubbub was about and got my own copy. After reading it in one sitting, I knew. Wonder is one of those books that stays with you long after finishing. After reading it once I changed my lesson plans to make it our class's next read aloud book. I immediately started rereading. And I started writing. I'm not going to write a full synopsis here. That's readily available elsewhere. But it doesn't matter. You don't need one. Wonder is a book you should read. Wonder is a book you should share. Wonder is a book you should discuss. Parents, children, teachers, students, everyone. As I planned our class read aloud, I wanted to help students see and hear what the main character, August, shared with readers. Most sections of the book are introduced by song lyrics, and songs play a role on several key scenes. Auggie also uses numerous Star Wars references, and face it, you don't know who Mon Mothma or Lobot are off the top of your head either, just like I didn't. So I created a visual guide for Wonder to share with my class and posted it on my class blog. These resources are what I started writing as I prepared for our read aloud. Here are links to each section. Wonder - Part One: August Wonder - Pages 1-26 Wonder - Pages 27-50 Wonder - Pages 51-80 Wonder - Part Two: Via Wonder - Pages 81-117 Wonder - Part Three: Summer Wonder - Pages 118-132 Wonder - Part Four: Jack Wonder - Pages 133-157 Wonder - Pages 158-185 Wonder - Part Five: Justin Wonder - Pages 186-204 Wonder - Part Six: August Wonder - Pages 205-234 Wonder - Part Seven: Miranda Wonder - Pages 235-248 Wonder - Part Eight: August Wonder - Pages 248-274 Wonder - Pages 275-293 Wonder - Pages 294-315, The End Culminating Activity