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This book isn’t a sequel to Wonder, but instead a companion. It takes three characters that featured in Wonder and gives us their perspectives on how Auggie affected their life. In essence this was three short stories that were put together to form a book.  

I love books that give other perspectives that just the chief P.O.V’s and here it was especially well done. I really enjoyed Wonder,  but I have to say that I loved this.

First up we had Julian’s perspective which was something I was really interested in. Julian had given Auggie quite a hard time at school and I was interested in seeing his justification. Julian was unlikeable from the first time we met him in Wonder, but in this book he became a much more likeable guy. With the help of his grandmother he recognised his wrong doings and tried to right them.

Second up we had Auggie’s oldest friend, Christopher, who was able to shed light on the earlier years of Auggie. He revealed (even more extensively than in book one) how much of a well-adjusted boy Auggie is.

Lastly we had Charlotte who was in the same class as Auggie at school. Much of the focus of her story was with other matters, such as dancing, friendships and interestingly a busker.

What this book did was add another dynamic to Wonder and provide even more  depth to a story that was already rich.

Highly recommended if you want to see another level of complexity added to Wonder.