Wonder

«D[estined to go the way of Mark Haddon's The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time and then some . . . It is dark, funny, touching»

«Remarkable . . . It has the power to move hearts and change minds»

«Incredibly charming, brutal and brilliant»

«It wreaks emotional havoc»

«Everybody should [read it]»

«Jodi Picoult for beginners»

«It will delight children and adults»

«So authentic you'll swear a kid wrote the book»

«Funny, touching, honest, and uplifting - though there's plenty of opportunity for tears, too»

«Rich and memorable»

«[A] beautiful, funny and sometimes sob-making story of quiet transformation»

«[A] glorious exploration of the nature of friendship, tenacity, fear, and most importantly, kindness»

«An amazing book . . . I cried my eyes out»

«What a gem of a story . . . This book made me laugh, made me angry, made me cry»

«Tremendously uplifting and a novel of all-too-rare power . . . an unforgettable, deeply moving character»

«Thoughtful but never preach»

«Wonder is essentially . . . a wonder. [It] touches the heart in the most life-affirming, unexpected ways»

«Every page is honest, brave and delightful»

«A powerful read»

«A funny, emotional, brilliantly observed story»

«It's one of those rare books with almost universal appeal: it will make you laugh, cry and break your heart»

«Remarkable . . . It has the power to move hearts and change minds»

«Incredibly charming, brutal and brilliant»

«It wreaks emotional havoc . . . To finish it with a firm resolve to be a better person - well, you can't ask much more of any book than that»

«When the kids have finished with this, the adults will want to read it. Everybody should»