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Mandela was born in Mvezo, South Africa on July 18, 1918. He was born into a royal family and most of his early life consisted of traditions within his tribe and education at a Methodist school. Mandela believed education was important and began night school at the University of South Africa. After the course, Mandela studied law at the University of the Witwatersrand. It was there, where he experienced racism due to being the only black student at the school. This caused him to be very involved with campaigns against racism, which led him later on to be arrested for conspiracy to overthrow the state in 1962. His sentence was initially for life, but he ended up serving 27 years. After serving his sentence, he continued to fight for rights in South Africa and served as President of South Africa for 5 years, 1994-1999. His late years mainly consisted of speaking out on racial matters and political issues. Nelson Mandela passed away at age 95 on December 5, 2013 from a respiratory infection

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Nelson Mandela has written many books on racial issues and his experiences. He has also written books with many leaders, including Barack Obama, Bill Clinton, and Fidel Castro. Mandela has also published a selection of children's literature about African culture.

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Raquel was born in New York City, New York on July 13, 1963. She was born in a family, who had immigrated from Colombia. Palacio attended The High School of Art & Design and majored in illustration at the Parsons School of Design. Before becoming an author, she illustrated covers for many books. Currently, she writes books for young adults and lives in New York City.

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R.J. Palacio has written many children books and continues to write books, which convey special messages such as acceptance, much like Wonder.

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Wonder is a movie released in 2017 directed by Stephen Chbosky, based on Palacio's book.

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Wonder by Natalie Merchant is where Wonder got its title. The song is about accepting and seeing the wonders of people, despite their differences.

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Montville was born in New Haven, Connecticut on July 20, 1943. He graduated from the University of Connecticut. He worked as a journalist for The Boston Glove as a senior writer with Sports Illustrated for 21 years. Also, Montville wrote for CNN-Sports Illustrated, a 24-hour sports news channel in the 90s. He later began to write books about athletes and sports, many of which are best-selling books. He currently lives in Massachusetts and continues writing about athletes and sports.

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Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom is a screenplay about Mandela's life released in 2013 directed by Justin Chadwick.

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A Long Walk to Water is a book written by Linda Sue Park, directly referencing Mandela's work, Long Walk to Freedom. Park's book is about 2 children in Africa, who struggle with their daily life much like Mandela's earlier years.

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Leigh Montville has written many sport best-selling books. He is most known for his book, The Big Bam, a biography about Babe Ruth and has also published a book recently about Muhammad Ali, Sting Like a Bee.

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McCarthy was born in Providence, Rhode Island on July 20, 1933. Cormac went to a Catholic elementary school and high school in Knoxville, Tennessee. After completing high school, he attended the University of Tennessee, but never graduated. He wrote 2 books while in college. After writing The Road, he was selected on Oprah's book list and attended an interview with her. Currently, he continues to write books and screenplays in Santa Fe, New Mexico.

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Cormac McCarthy has written multiple books on a post-apocalyptic world. He has also worked on different screenplays and many novels

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Manute Bol: Basketball Warrior (Documentary)

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Manute Bol: Basketball Warrior (Documentary)

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Manute Bol: Basketball Warrior is a documentary released in 2004 directed by NBA TV going through Manute Bol's life experiences from his childhood all the way up to his basketball career.

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The Road is a movie released in 2009 directed by John Hillcoat, based on McCarthy's book.

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The Fallout is a game series by Bethesda Studios resembling The Road. Both take place in a post-apocalyptic America, resulted from war, leaving very few survivors.

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Lowry was born in Honolulu, Hawaii on March 20, 1937. Lowry spent most of her childhood all around the United States, due to her father being a military officer. She attended Brown University for 2 years. Shortly after, her older sister, Helen, died. This tragedy influenced Lowry to write her first book, A Summer to Die. Lois finished her degree in English literature at the University of Southern Maine. She began writing books after graduating. In 1995, her son was killed from a plane crash in a fighter jet. This had a great impact on her. She currently lives in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

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Lois Lowry is most known for The Giver and Number the Stars. However, she writes many book series. A lot of her books have messages of kindness and peace.

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The Giver is a movie released in 2014 directed by Phillip Noyce, based on Lowry's book.

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Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury takes place in a futuristic dystopian society much like The Giver. Both books takes away humanistic characteristics in order to make a "perfect" society.

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Block the Ball was a song released in the 1980's about Manute's amazing feats and journey. Mark Tabron recorded the record after seeing Manute Bol on the court and learning about Bol's story.

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When I finally finished Wonder it was hard to stop thinking (not that I wanted to) about how it inspired and refreshed me. The positive feedback covering the inside pages and back cover of my copy could only begin to describe the great emotional journey that is Wonder. It is a book that I can guarantee will leave any reader feeling better.

"My name is August. I won't describe what I look like. Whatever you're thinking, its probably worse."

August is ten years old and he does the normal things that other ten year olds do. He likes ice cream and riding his bike. He plays ball and has an Xbox but despite 27 operations, he will never look normal.

Things are tough for August and his family too. His protective big sister, Via feels angry when people stare and his parents love him yet cannot help but argue about whether August should go to school.

What were the chances that Auggie's face turned out the way that it did? The face of a boy who was unlucky enough to get a double dose of a mutant gene that makes him and his family not so ordinary after all.
When August begins at middle school, he is nervous. Not only is he nervous for the same reasons as every other child in his new class but because August cannot walk down the corridor without being the subject of stares and cruelty.

August lives in a brutal world. So surely, middle school is the last place he could ever hope to be normal ... right?

This book gives a realistic look at the frankly brutal reality that is a hugely hushed topic in childrens books. Wonder is about something that we don't like to talk about because it is so rare and so sad. But August is a boy who can't be hushed into silence or invisibility in his world, simply because of the way he looks.

This book is bold, funny and engaging. If someone had told me about the topic of this book before I read it, I think I would have mostly chosen to read it because I did not want to walk away from the sad truths and I owed it to people who have similar problems to August. However I found instead that I enjoyed it because it is written with such charm and heart, even in the sad parts. It manages to be about a person with an unlucky and rare syndrome, who we love not out of sympathy (although this book oozes reality and raw emotion) but out of love for him. No one could say that Wonder creates a nice world for the unfortunate protagonist, but something even more deeply rooted than the sadness in the book definitely prevails and that is the sense of love and goodness that leaves you infused with inspiration and appreciation for the good things.

I would give this book five stars and consider it to be equally as good for boys and girls. I think that Wonder deserves to be an international bestseller as it will hook everyone who reads it. It is a bold, brilliant book that is well worth reading by anyone who is prepared to be amazed and can appreciate a good book!
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