“I know I’m not an ordinary ten-year-old kid. I mean,
sure, I do ordinary things. I eat ice cream. I ride my bike. I play ball. I
have an Xbox. Stuff like that makes me ordinary. I guess.”
August is a ten year old boy going into his first year
of middle school. That’s a big step for every kid. However, it’s a little bit
harder for August than most kids his age.
August is a boy who was born with many craniofacial abnormalities. Part one of this book is giving us insight
into Augusts’ mind and thoughts. It’s
him describing his life and how he feels everything. How everyone looks at him,
how everyone feels towards him. It’s relatable to everyone
at some point in our lives. We have all had our insecure stages.
Going into middle school with braces, acne on my face, and at one point I even
had a back brace for three months. I was also worried about what people were
saying about me. I overheard girls at a basketball game talking about my back
brace “why
is where wearing that thing?” “It makes
her look weird.” August struggles through this every day of his
life. Even though he likes the same activities as other boys his age, and has
the same thoughts as them, he’s seen as someone completely different.
“Here’s what I think:
the only reason I’m not ordinary is that no one else sees me that way”
Our facial features count for more than we’d like them
too, unfortunately. Sometimes a girl wouldn’t talk to another because “you don’t
have the newest shoes like me” or something along those lines. We have all looked
into the mirror and not like what we see, wishing to change something about
ourselves. This is the part I’m able to connect to the most. August has low
self-esteem just I do at points in time.
From the very first line of this story, I’m able to get
inside August’s head. Sometimes I feel as though I am August. Part one of this
book is connecting to him and putting our self in his shoes.
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