“Is Auggie okay?” I asked. I knew that sometimes he would wake up choking on his own saliva if he accidentally turned over on his back.
Palacio, R. J.. Wonder (p. 31).
Via
“But he has many angels looking out for him already, Via. And I want you to know that you have me looking out for you. Okay, menina querida?"
Palacio, R. J.. Wonder (p. 27).
Grans
“There were like hundreds of people in the audience that night,” said ______, “I was so, so nervous. I had so many lines, and I had all these songs to sing. It was so, so, so hard!”
Palacio, R. J.. Wonder (p. 9)
Charlotte
“Auggie, let’s go now!” said ___________ . “I have a meeting I can’t be late for!”
Wonder (p. 24).
Dad - Auggie's Father
“Yeah, for real,” insisted the same mummy. “I can’t imagine looking in the mirror every day and seeing myself like that. It would be too awful. And getting stared at all the time.”
Wonder (p. 25).
Jack Will
“I’ll check in before you go to bed,” she said, and then she came over and kissed me on the top of my head.
Palacio, R. J.. Wonder (p. 31).
Mom - Isabel
“Guys, I have to tell you, I’m really disappointed by what I’m hearing here. I mean, honestly, he’s just a little boy—just like you! Can you imagine how he felt to see you running away from him, Jamie, screaming?”
Jack Will's Mom
"I think the only person in the world I could have told any of this to was Grans, but I didn’t. It was too hard to explain over the phone." said ________.
Palacio, R. J.. Wonder (p. 27).
Via
“Absolutely,” said _________, shaking Nurse Molly’s hand. “Thank you so much for taking care of him.”
Palacio, R. J.. Wonder (p. 25).
Isabel - Mom
She looked out at the ocean and spread her hands out, like she was trying to smooth out the waves, “You are my everything. You understand me, Via? Tu es meu tudo.”
Palacio, R. J.. Wonder (p. 27).
Grans
“Like a famous quote. Like a line from a fortune cookie. Any saying or ground rule that can motivate you. Basically, a precept is anything that helps guide us when making decisions about really important things.”
Mr. Browne
“Jack, sometimes you don’t have to mean to hurt someone to hurt someone. You understand?”
Palacio, R. J.. Wonder (p. 43).
Veronica - Jack Will's Baby sitter
“That’s the incubator. That big black thing is the chalkboard. These are the desks. These are chairs. Those are the Bunsen burners. This is a gross science poster. This is chalk. This is the eraser.”
Palacio, R. J.. Wonder (p. 8).
Julian
“Mom, I’m fifteen! Everybody my age takes the subway by themselves!”
Palacio, R. J.. Wonder (p. 32).
Via
“Good night, sweetheart,” ____ said, kissing my forehead. ______ kissed Daisy on her forehead, too. “Good night, girlie. Sweet dreams.”
Palacio, R. J.. Wonder (p. 31).
Dad
“She can take the subway home,” said ______ from the other room, adjusting his tie as he stepped into the kitchen.
Palacio, R. J.. Wonder (p. 32).
Dad
“Um, no,” ____ answered. “Oh, well, actually, yes. Is your name Jack or Jack Will?”
Palacio, R. J.. Wonder (p. 9).
Auggie
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