This is a companion book filled with precepts (or words to live by) from Mr. Browne, Auggie’s teacher in Wonder. Each precept is an inspirational quote for each day of the year, promoting kindness, courage, and respect. Alongside these precepts, Mr. Browne shares personal reflections and anecdotes about his students, making this book a thoughtful guide to positivity and compassion.
Auggie & Me is a compilation of The Julian Chapter, Pluto, and Shingaling, offering a deeper exploration of the Wonder universe through the perspectives of Julian, Christopher, and Charlotte. This collection provides readers with insight into the lives and experiences of characters surrounding Auggie, helping to illustrate how kindness and courage impact everyone differently.
Told from the perspective of Christopher, Auggie’s oldest friend, Pluto gives readers a look at Auggie’s life outside of school. Christopher has known Auggie since they were young, but as they grow up, their lives begin to diverge. This novella examines the challenges of friendship, change, and loyalty. Pluto was later included in Auggie & Me.
This story is from the perspective of Charlotte, one of Auggie’s classmates who was chosen to be part of the welcoming committee for him at school. Charlotte’s story reveals her perspective on friendship and kindness as she tries to find her place among her peers while showing empathy toward Auggie. Like the other novellas, it was later included in Auggie…
This novella provides insight into Julian, one of Auggie’s classmates and his initial bully. Through Julian’s perspective, readers learn more about his motivations and struggles, as well as how he ultimately learns to see Auggie in a new light. The Julian Chapter explores themes of empathy, redemption, and the impact of prejudice. It was later included in the compilation Auggie…
Each book in the series expands on Wonder’s themes of kindness and acceptance, whether through the lens of Auggie’s classmates, a historical narrative, or an inspiring collection of quotes. Together, they offer a comprehensive look at how empathy and resilience can make a difference in the world. 1 - Wonder (2012) 2 - 365 Days of Wonder: Mr. Browne's Book…
This is a picture book adaptation of Wonder, designed for younger readers. Through simple illustrations and words, We’re All Wonders introduces Auggie’s story in an accessible way, focusing on his love of outer space and his struggles with being seen as "different." The book is a gentle introduction to the themes of empathy, kindness, and self-acceptance for young children.
White Bird is a graphic novel that provides the backstory of Julian’s grandmother, Sara, a Jewish girl who is hidden by a friend’s family in Nazi-occupied France during World War II. The story shows Sara’s harrowing experience of survival and the kindness that saved her life. Though set in the Wonder universe, White Bird is more of a historical narrative,…
This book explores the relationship between food, faith, and the pursuit of satisfaction. Asheritah Ciuciu shares her personal journey with food and provides biblical insights to help readers find lasting satisfaction in Jesus Christ.
"Rich Dad Poor Dad" is a book that challenges the conventional wisdom about money and investing. It tells the story of the author's two dads: his real father (poor dad) and the father of his best friend (rich dad), and how both men shaped his thoughts about money and investing.
A deeply-reported, riveting account of a cold case murder in Los Angeles, unsolved until DNA evidence implicated a shocking suspect – a female detective within the LAPD’s own ranks.
Regarded as one of Canada’s finest living writers, Margaret Atwood is a poet, novelist, story writer, essayist, and environmental activist. Her books have received critical acclaim in the United States, Europe, and her native Canada, and she has received numerous literary awards, including the Booker Prize, the Arthur C. Clarke Award, and the Governor General’s Award, twice. Atwood’s critical popularity…
Regarded as one of Canada’s finest living writers, Margaret Atwood is a poet, novelist, story writer, essayist, and environmental activist. Her books have received critical acclaim in the United States, Europe, and her native Canada, and she has received numerous literary awards, including the Booker Prize, the Arthur C. Clarke Award, and the Governor General’s Award, twice. Atwood’s critical popularity…
Margaret Atwood's non-fiction writings include literary criticism, studies, autobiographical essays, book reviews, political essays, eulogies, ecological writings, and other journalism and essays.
Lauded novelist Margaret Atwood and acclaimed artist Johnnie Christmas collaborate on one of the most highly anticipated comic book and literary events of the year!
This Study Guide to Accounting for Non-Accountants is an essential tool to give practical examples and exercieses in order to better understand the basic concepts of accounting. This Guide clarifies and simplifies many of the sometimes difficult to understand accounting concepts.
Lowell Streiker's Encyclopedia of Humor provides abundant "good clean fun" whenever you need inspirational slices of life, bracing quips, quotable wisdom, or a refreshing dose of nonsense to enrich your sermons or talks.
"Terrific . . . exactly the sort of collection we have long needed: one offering a wide range of texts, both literary and documentary, and that--with the inclusion of Sulpicia and Perpetua--allows students to hear the voices of actual women from the ancient world. The translations themselves are fluid; the inclusion of long extracts allows students to sink their teeth…
The explosive Robert Langdon thriller from Dan Brown, the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Da Vinci Code and Inferno—now a major film directed by Ron Howard and starring Tom Hanks and Felicity Jones.
Experience a Mayan basketball game, climb the ziggurat steps at Chichén Itzá; and find out what happened behind formidable castle walls in the ancient Saxon countryside-all in the pages of the Atlas of Ancient Worlds.
American founder of the Temple of Set and one of America's leading Satanists. Though the temple was formally incorporated in 1975, its magical and philosophical roots are ancient. Set is considered the supreme personification of evil, the Prince of Darkness and his worship can be traced to predynastic times. Images have been dated to 3200 BC with inscriptions dated to…
“The truth is that in all probability he (Jesus) never existed, but was created by the Jewish authors of the New Testament as a fantasy figure for the purpose of persuading gullible Gentiles to accept the revolutionary ideas that would be their undoing.” Christine M. Johns, Christianity Exposed
In Cooking the Cowboy Way, you'll have a ringside seat at the rodeo as Grady wrestles down new recipes from some incredible cowboy cooks and kitchen wranglers who know what hungry cow folks want to eat. And in the process, you'll be carried away by the magic of starry nights by the campfire and seduced by the heritage of the…
A PARENT'S WORST NIGHTMARE IS GRACE'S DEADLIEST CASE . . . Roy Grace, creation of the CWA Diamond Dagger award winning author Peter James, faces his most complex case yet in Dead If You Don't.
Zero Belly Diet is the revolutionary new plan to turn off your fat genes and help keep you lean for life! Nutrition expert David Zinczenko—the New York Times bestselling author of the Abs Diet series, Eat This, Not That! series, and Eat It to Beat It!—has spent his entire career learning about belly fat—where it comes from and what it…
World Geography of Travel and Tourism addresses the need to understand the cultural, environmental, historical and political context in which international tourism takes place. The expert author team has included major themes and issues in tourism, and positioned them in a regional context. In this way, this text takes a major step into a more analytical approach to global tourism…
Registered dietitian Brenda Davis is a leader in her field, an internationally acclaimed speaker, a past chairperson of the Vegetarian Nutrition Dietetic Practice Group of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, and the 2007 inductee into the North American Vegetarian Society's Vegetarian Hall of Fame. Vesanto Melina, a registered dietitian, has taught nutrition at the University of British Columbia and…
This is the book Richard Dawkins was meant to write: a brilliant assessment of what science is (and isn't), a tribute to science not because it is useful but because it is uplifting.
