Wonder

Book menu for Wonder by R.J. Palacio

ISBN of edition I read: 9780375869020 (hardcover)

Food mentioned in Wonder:
Ice cream, 3, 85,136, 191, 199
Bagels, 35, 100
Lollipops, 36
Cheese sandwich, 49, 100
Graham crackers, 49
Juice boxes, 49, 139-140, 178
Macaroni and cheese, 51
Apples, 167
Pizza, 95
Grapes, 101
Tortilla chips, 190
S'mores, 250, 258
Hot dogs, 258
Roasted peanuts, 260
Cotton candy, 260, 271
Grilled cheese, 276, 278
Chocolate milk, 278
White grape juice, 278
Cake, 309

Books/Authors mentioned in Wonder :
Dragon Rider / Cornelia Funke, 11
A Wrinkle in Time / Madeleine L'Engle, 45
Shen of The Sea / Arthur Chrisman, 45
The Hobbit / J.R.R. Tolkien, 59
The Wizard of Oz / L. Frank Baum, 68
Diary of a Wimpy Kid / Jeff Kinney, 72, 178
Harry Potter / J.K. Rowling, 74
War and Peace / Leo Tolstoy, 98, 101-102, 107
The Little Prince /  Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, 133
Hamlet / Shakespeare, 205
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe / C.S. Lewis, 255
J.M. Barrie
     Peter Pan, 299
     The Little White Bird, 299
Under the Eye of the Clock / Christopher Nolan, 300

Plays mentioned in Wonder :
Oliver! / Lionel Bart, 26
Our Town / Thornton Wilder, 193, 230, 240
The Elephant Man / Bernard Pomerance, 186, 193, 240
The Wizard of Oz, 230
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs, 230

Movies mentioned in Wonder:
Jimmy Neutron, 40
Star Wars, 40, 74, 93, 97, 180, 212, 237, 252, 306
E.T. 92
Avatar, 93
Ghost and Mrs. Muir, 110
The Mummy, 132
Home Alone, 152
Close Encounters of the Third Kind, 260
The Lord of the Rings, 266
Sound of Music, 262, 276

Music Mentioned in Wonder:
"Wonder" / Natalie Merchant, epigraph
"Space Oddity" / David Bowie, 81, 93, 272
"Beautiful" / Christina Aguilera, 118
Zydeco, 184, 187, 191
"Beautiful Things" / Andain, 235
"Beautiful Child" / The Eurythmicss, 249
"Light & Day" / Polyphonic Spree, 295
"Canon in D" / Pachelbel, 295
"Under Pressure" / David Bowie, 295

My favorite Wonder passage:
p.231: "Why is everyone getting up?" I said.

           "It's a standing ovation," said Mom, getting up.

          So I got up and clapped and clapped. I clapped until my hands hurt. For a second, I imagined how cool it would be to be Via and Justin right then, having all these people standing up and cheering for them. I think there should be a rule that everyone in the world should get a standing ovation at least once in their lives.

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