Lexile 790
310 pages
Genre: Realistic Fiction
I won't describe what I look like. Whatever you're thinking, it's probably worse.
August is definitely not like anybody else. He's never gone to school even though he is entering fifth grade. He hardly has any friends. And his face is severely disfigured. It's the kind of face that you can't help but stare at if you were to pass him on the street. When August decides to actually go to school for middle school, everyone is worried. How will he do? Will he be made fun of? How will the other students react? August's presence at the school has far-reaching repercussions beyond what anyone could have imagined.
We've been told to not judge a book by its cover since we were young. We all try to live by those words, right? But what would you do if you were faced with someone who was so obviously different? This book is told from multiple perspectives including August, his sister, and other students in the school. It shows that no matter how hard we try, sometimes human nature is hard to overcome. In this case, human nature is judging a book by its cover.
Rating 5 out of 5
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