Locks
- Auggie's summer tour of the school pays off on his first day: he knows exactly where to go, and makes a beeline for homeroom.
- Kids stare, but he pretends not to notice.
- Auggie chooses a desk and keeps his head down, but kids still avoid the desk next to him.
- Charlotte says hi, Julian does not.
- Jack takes the desk next to Auggie.
- The teacher takes roll, hands out locks, and smiles like she means it.
- She makes a kid named Henry sit in the empty seat next to Auggie instead of at the same desk as his friend, which Henry responds to by blocking Auggie from view with his backpack.
- When everyone is practicing opening their locks, Auggie gets it right away.
- Henry can't open his lock, and Auggie notes that he would have been happy to help Henry—if not for the backpack rudeness.