Free book report template
Present a book to your class in 8 slides: author, setting, characters, plot, themes, a favourite quote and your own review. Sample report on Wonder included.
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Slide 1: Wonder by R. J. Palacio
- Book report by Maya Patel, Grade 6
Slide 2: About the book
- Author: R. J. Palacio, and it was her first novel
- Genre: realistic fiction for ages 8 to 12
- Setting: Beecher Prep, a school in New York City
- Time: one school year, all of fifth grade
Slide 3: The book in numbers
- 2012 Year it was first published
- 6 Characters who take turns telling it
- 1 School year, start to finish
Slide 4: Main characters
- August "Auggie" Pullman
- 10 years old, born with a facial difference
- Going to school for the very first time
- Wants to be treated like any other kid
- Jack Will
- Auggie’s first real friend at Beecher Prep
- Says something cruel, then makes it right
- Shows that friends can mess up and grow
Slide 5: Plot summary
- Beginning: Auggie starts fifth grade after years at home
- Middle: he overhears Jack being unkind and feels alone
- Climax: classmates stand up for him on a school trip
- End: he wins a medal at graduation
Slide 6: Themes
- Kindness: small choices can change someone’s day
- Friendship: real friends say sorry and mean it
- Acceptance: what makes you different is not all you are
Slide 7: Favourite quote
- When given the choice between being right or being kind, choose kind.
Slide 8: My review
- Loved: switching narrators shows every side of the story
- Less keen: the middle felt slow in a few places
- My rating: 4.5 out of 5
- Read it if you like school stories with heart
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