Wake Me Up When September Ends
- Adjusting to school is hard for Auggie, and not just the whole getting up early and taking tests bits—because on top of that stuff, Auggie also has to deal with all the staring.
- People avoid bumping into him as though his face might be contagious; and they sometimes make an involuntary noise of surprise when they see him, or whisper about him, or elbow each other as they pass.
- Auggie knows they're just being "normal dumb kids" (1.Wake Me Up When September Ends.4), but it doesn't make it feel any better.
- Auggie understands that he is a curiosity. If a Wookiee came to school, for instance, he'd stare. Different things are, uh, different—he just wants everyone to get a grip about it already.
- Here's how long it took for people to get used to seeing his face: One week for the kids he sees every day; two weeks for the other kids in his grade; about a month for the entire rest of the school.
- No matter how shocking any kid at school attempts to appear—with piercings and hair dyes and whatnot—none of them look like Auggie.