1) 총평 (완독 소감 + 간단한 원서 리뷰 포함)

기적 같은 아이, Auggie

안면 기형으로 태어난 Auggie가 일반 학교에 가서 겪는 이야기입니다. 

Auggie의 시점에서 시작해서 누나, 친구들, 누나의 친구들 그리고 다시 Auggie가 이야기를 마무리합니다. Auggie에 대한 각자의 생각이 주된 내용이지만, 그런 생각을 갖기까지의 상처와 사정을 들여다보며 감동과 반성을 하게 되네요. 

내가 그들의 입장이었다면, 내가 무심고 가던 길에서 Auggie를 본다면, 어떨까... 그러면서 이 책의 화자로는 등장하지 않은 Julian은 어떤 아이일지, 부모, 교사들이 말하는 Auggie and Me는 어떨지도 궁금합니다.

인상 깊었던 구절을 소개하며 후기를 마무리하겠습니다.

평소에 Auggie는 이런 생각을 합니다.

* If I found a magic lamp and I could have one wish, I would wish that I had a normal face that no one ever noticed at all.

학교에서는 이러기 일쑤였죠. 하지만 Auggie는 압니다. 아이들이 못 되서가 아니라 자기를 보고 놀라서 그런 것이라는 걸.

* I’d catch a kid elbowing his friend as they passed me, or talking behind their hands as I walked by them.

* I’m not saying they were doing any of these things in a mean way, by the way: not once did any kid laugh or make noises or do anything like that. They were just being normal dumb kids. I know that. I kind of wanted to tell them that. Like, it’s okay, I’m know I’m weird-looking, take a look, I don’t bite.

그래서 할로윈을 기다렸죠.

* I wish every day could be Halloween. We could all wear masks all the time. Then we could walk around and get to know each other before we got to see what we looked like under the masks.

그리고 할로윈 당일에는 이랬습니다.

* I wanted to be seen.

그랬는데... 뜻밖의 사실을 알고 더 깊은 상처를 받습니다...

물론, 본의 아니게 상처를 주는 아이들을 일깨워 주는 사람들도 있습니다.

* Jack, sometimes you don’t have to mean to hurt someone. You understand?

* Shall we make a new rule of life … always to try to be a little kinder than is necessary?

Auggie는 예상 가능한 많은 어려움과 또 예상치 못한 지지를 겪으며 5학년을 마칩니다. 그 뒤에는 가족과 친구들, 선생님들의 사랑 그리고 무엇보다 포기하지 않고 이겨나간 Auggie의 용기가 있었죠.

5학년의 마지막 날 엄마는 Auggie에게 이렇게 말합니다.

“Thank you, Auggie,” she answered softly.

“For what?”

“For everything you’ve given us,” she said. “For coming into our lives. For being you.” She bent down and whispered in my ear. “You really are a wonder, Auggie. You are a wonder.”

추운 겨울을 잊게 하는 아주, 아~주 따뜻한 책이었습니다.

2) 영어 원서 100권 읽기 프로젝트 참여 목록 (지금까지 읽은 원서 목록 ↓ )-
※   완료 글을 작성한 다음에는 꼭 다른 분의 완료 글에도 응원의 댓글을 달아주세요! (의무!!!!!) 
      본 게시판은 장거리 마라톤으로 서로 동기부여 하며 밀고 나가지 않는다면 큰 의미가 없기에 그렇습니다.

1. Who Was Dr. Seuss? (Series: Who Was...?)

2. The Cat in the Hat (by Dr. Seuss)

3. Airport (Penguin Readers Level 5)

4. Who Was Johnny Appleseed? (Series: Who Was...?)

5. The Body (Penguin Readers Level 5)

6. Forensic Science (Series: Eyewitness Books)

7. Gone Girl

8. A Wrinkle in Time (Newbery M 1963)

9. Our Big Home: An Earth Poem

10. Who was Daniel Boone? (Series: Who Was...?)

11. On the Dog (Andrew Lost #1)

12. Like Jake and Me (Newbury H, 1985)

13. When You Reach Me (Newbery M 2010)

14. Islam (Series: Eyewitness Books)

15. On the Road (Penguin Readers Level 5)

16. Crazy Lady! (Newbury H 1994)

17. The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane

18. The King's Stilts (by Dr. Seuss)

19. Lions at Lunchtime (Magic Tree House #11)

20. Polar Bears Past Bedtime (MTH #12)

21. Polar Bears and the Arctic (MTH Fact Tracker #16)

22. Fantastic Mr. Fox

23. Dinosaurs Before Dark (MTH #1)

24. Dinosaurs (MTH FT #1)

25. April Adventure (Calendar Mysteries #04)

26. Vacation Under The Volcano (MTH #13)

27. Ancient Rome and Pompeii (MTH FT #14)

28. January Joker (Calendar Mysteries #01)

29. February Friend (Calendar Mysteries #02)

30. March Mischief (Calendar Mysteries #03)

31. May Magic (Calendar Mysteries #05)

32. June Jam (Calendar Mysteries #06)

33. The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference

34. Horton Hatches the Egg (by Dr. Seuss)

35. Who Was Paul Revere? (Series: Who Was...?)

36. July Jitters (Calendar Mysteries #07)

37. August Acrobat (Calendar Mysteries #08)

38. September Sneakers (Calendar Mysteries #09)

39. October Ogre (Calendar Mysteries #10)

40. November Night (Calendar Mysteries #11)

41. December Dog (Calendar Mysteries #12)

42. New Year's Eve Thieves (Calendar Mysteries #13)

43. Peppe the Lamplighter (1994 Caldecott Medal Honor)

44. A Single Man

45. Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs (100 Best Children’s Chapter Books of All-Time #5)

46. Pride and Prejudice (Penguin Readers Level 5)

47. The Cricket in Times Square (Newbury H 1961)

48. The Firm (Penguin Readers Level 5)

49. 26 Fairmount Avenue (Newbury H 2000)

50. The Invisible Man (Penguin Readers Level 5)

51. No Ordinary Day

52. The Grass is Singing (Penguin Readers Level 5)

53. The Giraffe and the Pelly and Me

54. The Knight at Dawn (MTH #2)

55. Knights and Castles (MTH FT #2)

56. Mummies in the Morning (MTH #3)

57. Mummies and Pyramids (MTH FT #3)

58. Pirates Past Noon (MTH #4)

59. Pirates (MTH FT #4)

60. The Man Who Walked Between The Towers (2004 Caldecott Medal Winner)

61. Breaking Stalin's Nose (Newbury H 2012)

62. Night of the Ninjas (MTH #05)

63. Esio Trot

64. Afternoon on the Amazon (MTH #06)

65. Rain Forests (MTH FT #05)

66. Sunset of the Sabertooth (MTH #07)

67. Sabertooth sand the Ice Age (MTH FT#12)

68. Midnight on the Moon (MTH #08)

69. Space (MTH FT #09)

70. My Great-grandpa's in the Litter Box (Zack File #01)

71. Magic Finger

72. Dolphins at Daybreak (MTH #09)

73. Dolphins and Sharks (MTH FT #09)

74. Frog and Toad Together (Newbury H 1973)

75. The Twits

76. Ghost Town at Sundown (MTH #10)

77. How Do You Kill 11 Million People?: Why the Truth Matters More Than You Think

78. Freckle Juice

79. Tonight on the Titanic (MTH #17)

80. Titanic (MTH FT #7)

81. Noticer

82. Strega Nona (Caldecott H 1976)

83. Buffalo Before Breakfast (MTH #18)

84. Tigers at Twilight (MTH #19)

85. Dingoes at Dinnertime (MTH #20)

86. What Jamie Saw (Newbury H 1996)

87. Day of the Dragon King (MTH #14)

88. Viking Ships at Sunrise (MTH #15)

89. Hour of the Olympics (MTH #16)

90. Sideways Stories from Wayside School

91. Ancient Greece and the Olympics (MTH FT #10)

92. Everyman

93. You Can't Scare Me! (Goosebumps #15)

94. Show Way (Newbury H 2006)

95. Bully Buster (Jake Drake #1)

96. The Traveler's Gift

97. Athena the Brain (Goddess Girls #1)

98. The Whipping Boy (Newbury M, 1987)

99. Wonder