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Justin is Via's boyfriend whom she meets when she joins Grans is Olivia's maternal grandmother. ...asks him to speak up. So we can't help but feel really happy for Miranda when she's reunited with them at last at the very end—and unlike the life she tells kids at camp about, this reunion is the real deal. She is portrayed by Izabela Vidovic in Wonder. My students love how organized the handouts are and enjoy tracking the themes as a class.”

When her mother was pregnant with Auggie, Grans gave her a doll, named Lilly, so that Via could "practice" being the older sister.

...Mom makes her an appointment to see the vet the next day. Miranda's mother is supposed to drive Via home on the first day of school, but Via does not want to be in the car with the new Miranda, so she secretly takes the subway home.Tensions are high at the Pullman house that night, because neither Via nor Auggie wants to talk about the first day of school. Auggie surprises Via by telling her that Miranda called the other day to check in on him; according to Auggie, Miranda says that she will always love him like a big sister even though she and Via do not hang out anymore. She told Olivia that she loved her more than anyone else in the world, even August. "But it's not a contest about whose days suck the most, Auggie. In the wake of her parents' divorce, her mom banishes her to a summer camp where she knows no one, even though she doesn't want to go. That night, August cuts off his Padawan braid. Via is kind, intelligent, curious, and very creative, but she's also sensitive, stable, and nervous sometimes. Sometimes she’s frustrated that she’s been defined more as Auggie’s sister than as Via, but she’s also fiercely protective of her brother and is a great sister and …

Losing Miranda and Ella means that Via no longer has the strong support that could make the beginning of high school relatively easy. Struggling with distance learning? ...tells the reader the story of his birth, prefacing it by saying that he and Via is in an extremely difficult position, wanting to be treated as a more important part of her family but also feeling guilty about her desire for attention, since Auggie has gone through worse struggles than she has.Although the departed Grans never makes a direct appearance in the story, readers learn a lot about her through the way Via describes her. They are kind, and not the bossy type. Via always loved spending time with Grans as much as she did with August. Grans was like Via's personal guardian angel even before she died, reminding Via that she is important, too, and that she has someone looking out for her even while everyone else is looking out for Auggie.

Now, subsequent sections will place readers outside of Auggie's mind, portraying him from the standpoints of the people around him. Grans died the night before Halloween, so it's always a sad time of year for However, Via decides to make mixed descions on who should go the play or not. August insists he's not well enough to go trick-or-treating, which Our ...Miss Butt.

Struggling with distance learning? Via worries about August going to the Nature Retreat and is tearfully happy to see him return. R. J. Palacio wrote Wonder after an incident where her son noticed a girl with a severe facial difference and started to cry. Via hated it when someone called her brother, "deformed".

Our I knew Via didn't want me to go to her stupid play. She would spend time having conversations or playing games together along with Miranda, Ella, Christopher, Zachary, and Alex. It makes And I wonder if she's ever stood outside my door like that. He sits with August and

Via never touched,or mentioned Lilly ever again.

...looks ready to explode, but Miranda insists.

Now, unless you want to be treated like a baby the rest of your life, or like a kid with special needs, you just have to suck it up and go. The truth is she hadn't changed at all: we had.

When Miranda got back from camp, she contacted Ella and not That annoyed me so much and I didn't know why. Wonder (2017) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Print Word PDF. Via is over protective but at the same time calm and is a beautiful and loving girl! ...is shocked when August accuses her of lying.

And I knew why.So I went to my bed and put on my pajamas without anyone telling me to and put the night-light on and turned the light off and crawled into the little mountain of stuffed animals I had left on my bed earlier.I knew right then and there that I was going to like the play. ...Dad doesn't notice August and is crying quietly.