My Name is August. I won't describe what I look like. Whatever you're thinking, it's probably worse.
 
Auggie Pullman is about to start fifth grade at Beecher Prep School, and if you've ever been the new kid then you know how hard that can be. Auggie's just an ordinary kid, with an extraordinary face. Can he convince his new classmates that inside he's just like them, although he looks so different?