![]() ![]() and has finally been seizure-free long enough to go off her medication. Ellie's gotten her long-awaited appointment with the dr. Luckily for Ellie, her mom has other things to think about. But kids in wheelchairs who have CP (Cerebral Palsy) are a "health risk" and are absolutely NOT supposed to skip. The thing is, she just needed a break and zipped out during lunch at school. She's eating freezer food while watching a baking show and hoping her aide doesn't call her mom. The story opens with a typical day for Ellie. So it wasn't a draw for me that Palacio had blurbed this book - is every book with a disabled character going to have to have the mark of approval of an abled person? Ahem. I will just say straight out that I am not a fan of Wonder, although I know it's extremely beloved and we own a ridiculous number of copies. ![]()
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