Wonder diary entry: Summer's diary by Kodi

Dear Diary

Yesterday was the first day I saw Auggie. In the morning Ximena told me about a new boy in her homeroom, called August; she told me how he was deformed. I was just like okay, but at lunch I saw him. I kind of gasped, like I tried not to but I couldn't help myself.

I was sitting at a table with some other girls from my grade. Everybody was unusually quiet and all seemed to be staring at something, so I looked over, and there he was sitting on a table by himself. Everybody on my table were pointing and whispering. I saw him glance at our table, then look away pretending not to notice. He was on his own so I went over to him. No big deal.

 As I walked over to Auggie's table I could feel the glare of the whole school on my back like lasers cutting into me.  When I got there I was like, “Hey, is this seat taken?” He looked up and stared at me like a total idiot. “Uh, no,” he said. I put my tray on the table, plopped my backpack on the floor and sat down across from him. Closer up he looked more strange. His eyes were about an inch below where they should be, like halfway down his cheeks. One of them is noticeably lower than the other. He has no eyebrows or lashes. His lower eye lids sag and you can see the red bits on the inside. His nose is massive compared to the rest of his face. He has no ears just little holes in the side of his head.

 I desperately searched my mind for something to say. “Hey our names kind or match,” I blurted out. I could see that he was confused.  "August, Summer," my eyes widened as I waited for him to get it. "Oh yeah," he said after a second. "Hey we could make a Summer table and people with Summer names can sit here…" 

By Kodi

Wonder diary entry: Summer's diary by Jasmine

Dear Diary,

Today was a good day, well a bit better than good because one, it was my first day at secondary school and two, I made a new friend. At least I think I made a new friend because, well sorry if I am being rude but I couldn’t really see the expression on his face because he was deformed. I mean every-one was too scared or grossed out to actually find out what he was like but he is really a nice kid! I see his inner beauty, yeah so over all I had a good day!

August and I had a nice chat and created the Summer table. The Summer table is our table where only people with a Summer name can sit . A name like August or July or something like that. Then I embarrassingly said, “cool beans.” I don’t even know what it means but August was giggling so I was ok! Oh and then we realised Ms. Petosa could sit down because Petosa sounds a bit like petal. Then I told him I had her for homeroom.

I did ask everyone from the other table if they wanted to sit with us as the other table was really cramped and the obvious answer was no. Out of the corner of my eye I could see nearly everyone with their hands cupped around their mouths whispering about… well I had a feeling it was about August.

So over all today was an ok day for me but probably not for August. I felt sorry for him although I hope that he might have enjoyed at least a little bit of his day.  

Written by Jasmine 

Wonder diary entry: Via's diary by Daisy

Dear Diary,
I wish today never happened and that I could just throw it away like it was a piece of rubbish. Anyway, here’s what happened. 

I was amazed how fast high school came along. I was really excited to be seeing my best friends, Miranda and Ella, because I hadn’t seen them at all in the summer holidays. When I got to my new school, I searched everywhere for them. I eventually found them and they were acting like complete jerks. Miranda had dyed her hair bright pink and was wearing a striped tube top which wasn’t her usual style. Ella wasn’t acting usual either, but it wasn’t as bad. My face felt hot and my smile was fake as I walked over to them.

Then, Miranda told me that she was taking me home. This was a nightmare for me. I blurted out “Mom’s picking me up, she just texted me.” I found it incredibly easy for a lie to just slip right through my lips. Fortunately, she didn’t notice how I was pulling a really weird ‘believe me’ face. All she answered was “okay.” So, I hid so that Miranda’s mom wouldn’t see me and waited for about half an hour all stressed and then picked up the subway. If Mom found out that I’d picked up the subway by myself, she’d be absolutely furious. And that’s not good. 

When I got home, I was in a very bad mood. To try to change it, I asked how August’s day was. Mom said good. I wanted a better answer than good so I tried to go into Auggie’s room but Mom stopped me by asking loads of irritating questions like: “Where were you guys?” “Where’s Miranda?” I told her that we stopped for pizza and we had a lot of homework to do. So again she asked another question, “On your first day?” After that was a lot of yelling so I stormed into Auggie’s room. I don’t know what’s up with me and lying today.

When I tried to ask August how his day was, he kept answering “fine.” He wasn’t looking up from his play station and he wasn’t even bothering to answer me properly so I ended up snatching it off him. “Hey!” he argued with me. I could tell that something was up so I asked him “No one was mean?”

“Why would anyone be mean?” It broke my heart to hear him be sarcastic. August has never been sarcastic in his life. I ran into my bedroom with madness creeping up my back and when I got up I found his padawan braid lying on the floor…

By Daisy.

Wonder diary entry: Jack's diary by Alistair

Dear Diary

Today was a terrible day. In class Mrs Ruben was saying names for people to be partners for the science fair project. Me and August were partners. When the bell rang, I was going to say something to August but he was already out of the room.  Then Julian came over and said, “ask Mrs Ruben if you can switch partners so you don’t have to be with him.” Then he just went up and asked her if Julian and I could be partners. Mrs Ruben said that it could be arranged. I butted in saying that it was ok. I was walking out of the door when Julian caught up to me saying, “why did you do that. You know that you don’t have to be friends with that freak Jack.” That is when it happened. When I punched him in the mouth. I did it so hard that I knocked out a tooth. I ran away leaving him on the stairs, his mouth was bleeding like mad. When I went back he was in the nurse’s room. Mr Tushman was inside the room with Julian. He turned round and looked at me.

Immediately he called my mum and had both of us inside his office. “I am so so sorry Mr Tushman for punching Julian in the mouth,” I mumbled. “Only in the mouth,” Mr Tushman shouted at the top of his voice, “you knocked out a tooth. You’re normally a very nice student, we are going to have to do something about this Jack.”

Even though I really felt like I let Mr Tushman down for punching Julian in the mouth, I also felt like I should have done it because Julian is always really mean to August and me. He leaves horrible notes in our lockers. I hate Julian! He deserved to be punched in the mouth because he is really mean. “I’m sorry Jack but I am going to have to suspend you from school for 1 week said Mr Tushman”.

When I got back, from being suspended from school nobody would talk to me except for Summer. Even August wouldn’t talk me. I asked summer what was up with August and she told me a hint bleeding scream. I was like what the hell does that mean. Suddenly it just came to me. On Halloween I saw someone in the bleeding scream costume… that must have been August. Before class I went over to August.  “I’m sorry August for saying the things about you on Halloween.”

“That’s ok Jack,” August mumbled. Please can we still be friends.  

By Alistair  

Wonder diary entry: Summer's diary by Alex

Dear Diary,

Today has been an awkward day. I said to Mum that August was coming over so we could help each other with homework. I also told her not to make any freaked-out faces towards August or it would hurt his feelings. So when August came we worked on our projects for a bit, then we began to get bored so we decided to hang out in the living room.

“Is that your dad?” he asked me curiously, as he picked up a photograph from the mantelpiece. I wish he had never asked me this. “Yeah,” I said.

“Is he here?” he asked me.

“No,” I said quietly, “he passed away many years ago.”

 “That sucks,” said August.

“Yeah it does,” I replied. “Hey do you know where people go when they die?”

“Yes they go to heaven,” said August.

 “Well," I said, "they also get to be born again and look different.”

 “I like the sound of that. I will get to be all big and buff and I won’t get stuck with this stupid face,” said August. He pointed to his face when he said this. 

I wouldn’t say this to him, but I want to know what’s wrong with August’s face. It’s not right, I always think to myself. Was he in a fire or was he in a car crash or is it something else that’s even worse?!

Wonder diary entry: Jack's diary by Luke

Dear Diary,

Today has been an eventful day. I wish today had never happened; I wish I had taken this situation better. Out of nowhere, I threw my fist into Julian’s mouth.  I can’t tell you how much I regret it, but I just felt he deserved it. To be honest, I hate Julian.

It all started when I was at Science. August and I hadn’t been talking lately, since Halloween in fact. Miss Rubin was going on about the science fair, then she started to call out names. She had said one or two, then she said, “August and Jack.” Honestly I was confused, I didn’t pay attention throughout the class. August was already out of the door before I could talk to him.

Then Julian came over and started going on about how unlucky I was. “You don’t have to be friends with that freak, hey I bet Miss Rubin will let us change partners!”  

“No, it’s ok!” I said quickly. Just then, Julian told Miss Rubin that we were working on a science project together!  He hadn’t said anything about that! I knew he was just doing that to get me to be partners with him, otherwise why did he do it? At this point I really disliked Julian. I hate how he is the ruler of everyone, he always gets his way, and that’s what made me throw my fist at him. It felt good but at the same time I hated myself. I knew that it was the wrong thing to do, I knew I was going to be in so much trouble.

Next minute I found myself (and my Mum) standing in Mr Tushman’s office…

By Luke                                                                                              

Wonder diary entry: Jack's diary written by Libby

Dear Diary

Today was one of the worst days of my life, in fact it was the most hateful day of my whole life! It all started this morning at my locker,” Yo what up?” I asked Amos but he just half nodded a hello and nothing else! Then I saw Henry, ”Hey what up?” I asked but he didn’t even say anything or do anything but walk away and I was just like “What on earth!?”

Then at lunch I sat down with Luca and Isaiah, I thought I would be safe with them because they aren’t really popular but they didn’t show any signs of saying hello and when our table was called they got their lunches and never came back but went to sit on a table near Julian’s group. I felt like everyone was staring at me so I decided I would just skip lunch and read in the library. It turns out I have a dose of the plague -Julian’s pay back for punching him! It was his fault not mine, it was him who called August a freak! But if he does not want to be friends that’s fine by me, I don’t like him anyway he is a big, fat, jerk.

At the end of the day I found a note in my locker from Charlotte it read: Meet me in room 301 straight after school come by yourself Charlotte. Charlotte was already in the room when I got there, “Sup?” I said. “Hey,” she replied. She went to the door, looked left and right, then closed the door.  Then she explained why everyone was ignoring me. It turns out Julian said to most of 5th grade boys that I had punched him because I had emotional problems! Anyway it is 10pm and I am very tired zzzzzzzzzzzz.  Night dudes!   

By Libby