"...one time in the playground some older kids made some noises. I don't even know what the noises were exactly because I didn't hear them myself, but Via heard and she just started yelling at the kids" (pg. 3).

"I fell asleep in the backseat like I always do, my head on Via's lap like she was my pillow..." (pg. 10).

"'Who's Mr. Tushman?' Via said groggily. She had just woken up" (pg. 14).

"'You don't have to do anything you don't want to do," Dad said, coming over and lifting me out of Mom's lap" (pg. 9).

"Dad was in such a hurry to follow her that he dropped the video camera, which broke into a million pieces" (pg. 7).

"And Mom and Dad don't see me as ordinary, either. They see me as extraordinary. I think the only person in the world who realizes how ordinary I am is me" (pg. 3).

"Dad was the one person in the world who could make me laugh no matter how much I didn't want to laugh" (pg. 13).

"'What's the deal with your face? I mean, were you in a fire or something?'" (Julian, pg. 29).

"Jack Will, Julian, Charlotte, and I went down a big hallway to some wide stairs. No one said a word as we walked up to the third floor" (pg. 24).

"...Julian said: 'Are you talking about the baby chicks in science? Those get donated to a farm at the end of every school year'" (pg 31).

"'And I told him about the school play and some of the electives,' said Charlotte. 'Oh no!' she said suddenly. 'We forgot to show him the art room!'" (pg. 31).

"Charlotte basically didn't stop talking as we headed down to the second floor. She was describing the play they had put on last year, which was Oliver! She played Oliver even though she's a girl" (pg 27).

"'Wait, Jack, we're supposed to be answering questions,' said Charlotte" (pg. 26).

"'I'm so sorry, Auggie," she said quietly. Her cheeks were bright red... 'You don't have to go to school if you don't want, sweetie'" (pg. 34).

"I like when Mom tells this story because it makes me laugh so much... when Mom tells it, Via and I just start cracking up" (pg. 6).

"Mom is beautiful, by the way. And Dad is handsome. Via is pretty. In case you were wondering" (pg. 7).

Auggie is a very confident boy who is excited to go to school for the first time.

August has low self-esteem. He worries about what people think of the way he looks, which makes him anxious about starting school for the first time.

August is a hilarious boy with a great sense of humor.

August doesn't care what anyone thinks of him. He is just living his best life.