Wonder
What follows is an email I received from my friend and colleague, Sue Wilder. I am not sure there is much more to say. Read Wonder. It is lovely, hopeful, inspiring, thoughtful, heartbreaking and more. Just read it. My eleven-year-old son who is a huge Rick Riordan fan loved Wonder too. Do yourself a favor, read it.
Hi Everyone,
I’m on the plane home and just finished reading a book I heard about from friends and former colleagues. It’s adolescent fiction and the writer’s first novel. I’m writing you because this book touched me in ways no other book has touched me in a very long time. It has the added benefit of being exceptionally well written. Do yourself a favor, stop what you are doing, and go to the library, to the bookstore, to Amazon, or whatever source you use to access books and get started reading. I will forever be changed by this book and hope to be a better human being and friend to you all because of it. It is without question, the finest portrait of the DSC Way I’ve ever experienced.
Kindest Regards,
S.September Precept
When given the choice between being right and being kind, choose kind.
Dr. Wayne W. DyerP.S.
Let me know if you want my copy (be forewarned you might find a few tear-stained pages).
P.S.
My favorite precept is August’s—he shares his precept at the very end of the book.
August Pullman’s Precept: Everyone in the world should get a standing ovation at least once in their life because we all overcometh the world.
Isabel McLean is a National Education Consultant at Developmental Studies Center
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Isabel McLean is back in schools — serving Albemarle County Public Schools in Virginia as a Lead Instructional Coach for Language Arts. Before accepting the position in Albemarle, Isabel was a national education consultant with the Developmental Studies Center, presenting keynotes, workshops, presentations, and professional development for teachers, literacy coaches, and administrators across the country.
Isabel holds her Ph.D. from the University of Virginia. Her doctorate examined gender and literacy acquisition in emergent readers and writers. She has presented at local, state, and national conferences and worked with schools across the country as an independent consultant. Isabel has authored several articles and been published in the National Reading Conference Yearbook. She also trained as a Reading Recovery teacher.
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