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Augggie: A Brief Summary
Auggie is ten years old. He faces many challenges in this book. Auggie faces the struggles of bullies, his sister's problems, and his unique face. August has a dis order in his face. His parents think it's time for him to attend a real school, instead of being home schooled. Auggie has always feared the day his parents would send him to school. Olivia, Auggie’s sister, also referred to as Via,is going to be attending a new high school. She was excited but very, very nervous for Auggie. She knows how mean kids can be. Before school started, Auggie and his mom went to Beecher Prep for a tour. While Auggie’s mom discussed tuition and other adult things, the welcoming committee gave auggie a tour. This committee included, Charlotte, Julian, and Jack Will. They seemed pretty nice till Julian commented on auggie’s face. Now Auggie really didn't want to come to school. He wasn’t excited. Well the first day approached sooner than later; …show more content…
He is a fun-loving kid who faces many challenges. He is a totally a dynamic character. Auggie, that's his nickname, changed in this book; it’s almost like Auggie grew up more throughout the story. He became more mature and would talk to people at the end of the story. He would’ve never thought to do that at the beginning of the book. He changed for the better, for sure. Another character is Olivia or Via. Via is Olivia’s childhood nickname. She is also dynamic. Via faced the sadness of losing her friends and being excluded from a lot. Eventually Via just made new friends solving all her problems. Via is Auggie’s only sister. Summer is another character. Summer becomes one of Auggie’s best friends. Summer is a dynamic character. She steped outside the box and talked to Auggie when she didn’t have too. She showed Auggie kindness; she is an outgoing sweetheart. Nobody can hate Summer. My favorite character is Summer. She is just a little ball of sunshine. She helps Auggie in a time of

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