Silas je obyčejný dvanáctiletý kluk, který žije se svým tátou v malém domku v americkém městečku Boneville. Tedy byl by úplně obyčejný, kdyby neviděl duchy zemřelých a jeho nejlepším kamarádem nebyl jeden z nich. A když jednu děsivou noc odvedou tři neznámí muži na koních jeho otce pryč, připadá si jako ten nejosamělejší kluk na světě. Pak se ale u domu objeví zvláštní poník a Silas se rozhodne, že se i se svým duchařským společníkem vydá na nebezpečnou výpravu za tatínkovou záchranou. Dokáže se však postavit nástrahám okolního světa i své rodinné minulosti?

Když se svět rozdělil, oni se našli… Sara Blumová nikdy nechtěla vyprávět o své minulosti. Když ale jejího vnuka Juliana vyloučí ze školy za šikanu spolužáka, rozhodne se prolomit letité mlčení a ukázat, že jednou z nejdůležitějších vlastností v životě je laskavost – a to i ve chvíli, kdy stojíte tváří v tvář bezprostřednímu ohrožení. Autorka světového bestselleru Wonder R.J. Palacio přichází se strhujícím a emotivním příběhem o osudovém přátelství židovské dívky a jejího spolužáka na pozadí nacisty okupované Francie.

August "Auggie" Pullman has been home-schooled all his life. Now he is starting fifth grade at a school in New York City. He doesn't want other students to look at him, but that isn't easy when he looks like he does. Penguin Readers is a series of popular classics, exciting contemporary fiction, and thought-provoking non-fiction written for learners of English as a foreign language. Beautifully illustrated and carefully adapted, the series introduces language learners around the world to the bestselling authors and most compelling content from Penguin Random House.The eight levels of Penguin Readers follow the Common European Framework and include language activities that help readers to develop key skills. Wonder, a Level 3 Reader, is A2 in the CEFR framework. The text is made up of sentences with up to three clauses, introducing first conditional, past continuous and present perfect simple for general experience. It is well supported by illustrations, which appear on most pages.

The multi-million-copy bestseller WONDER showed how choosing kindness and empathy can change the lives of those around you.Now, in AUGGIE & ME, you can discover a new side to the WONDER story in three new chapters from three different characters:Julian: Auggie''s classroom bullyChristopher: Auggie''s oldest friendCharlotte: Auggie''s classmateThese three stories are heartbreaking, surprising, funny and hopeful. Just like WONDER, AUGGIE & ME will make you laugh, cry and try to choose kind.Praise for WONDER:"Remarkable . . . It has the power to move hearts and change minds" (Guardian)"Incredibly charming, brutal and brilliant" (Observer)"It wreaks emotional havoc . . . To finish it with a firm resolve to be a better person - well, you can''t ask much more of any book than that" (Independent)"When the kids have finished with this, the adults will want to read it. Everybody should" (Financial Times)"Awesome . . . So authentic you''ll swear a kid wrote the book. And yes, that''s a good thing" (Glamour)Discover more from the World of Wonder:WonderWhite Bird, a graphic novel *Soon to be a motion picture!*365 Days of WonderWe''re All Wonders And read more from R. J. Palacio with Pony, an unforgettable new story!

''Has the power to move hearts and change minds'' Guardian''Tremendously uplifting and a novel of all-too-rare power'' Sunday Express''An amazing book . . . I absolutely loved it. I cried my eyes out'' Tom FletcherRead the award-winning, multi-million copy bestselling phenomenon that is WONDER in this new tenth anniversary edition.''My name is August. I won''t describe what I look like. Whatever you''re thinking, it''s probably worse.''Auggie wants to be an ordinary ten-year-old. He does ordinary things - eating ice cream, playing on his Xbox. He feels ordinary - inside. But ordinary kids don''t make other ordinary kids run away screaming in playgrounds. Ordinary kids aren''t stared at wherever they go.Born with a terrible facial abnormality, Auggie has been home-schooled by his parents his whole life. Now, for the first time, he''s being sent to a real school - and he''s dreading it. All he wants is to be accepted - but can he convince his new classmates that he''s just like them, underneath it all?A funny, frank, astonishingly moving debut - and a true global phenomenon - to read in one sitting, pass on to others, and remember long after the final page.Discover more from the World of Wonder: White Bird, a graphic novel *Soon to be a motion picture!*Auggie & Me365 Days of Wonder We''re All Wonders And read more from R. J. Palacio with Pony, an unforgettable new story!