Summer

Summer was one of the first people to be nice to August, and was really his first real friend. From the first day Summer let August sit with her, even though her friends did not like the idea. This made me very happy for August and I instantly liked Summer.  I thought it was cool how the talked about how their names were related, and made rules about who could sit with them. If more kids were like Summer, then there wouldn’t be as much bullying, and kids like August wouldn’t be scared to go to school.  This would make our schools a better place.

Via

Via is just like any other older sister. She always stands up for her little brother August whenever she thinks someone was making fun of him. She is a very protective sister; it reminds me of myself with my little brother and sister.  Although people always stare at August, Via is never embarrassed of him, until the school play. Via was scared that people may look at her differently if they found out that she had a little brother like August. When Via got herself a boyfriend I was worried that it would not go well but Justin actually handled it very well. When Justin met August he looked at him like he was just another person. Via is a very good person and good older sister.

August

August is just a normal 10 year old boy in 5^th grade there is just one thing he has a face deformity. If the book never told the reader about this deformity, then no one would even know. His face deformity has held him back most of his life when he wants to go outside or play he was to scared that someone would stare or make fun. Because of this he was getting homeschooled until 5^th grade, and that’s when his life was changed. His parents enrolled him into Beecher Prep. Before things got even slightly better it started out bad. All the kids stared and other kids like Julian would say things. This made me angry at those kids, but also upset for August. Luckily he was friends with a girl named Summer who was nice to him from day one, and let him sit with her at lunch when no other kids would. Later he became friends with Jack Will, who defended August against bullies, especially the bully Julian. After Jack defended August people started being nice to him. After that August could finally feel normal.

Jack Will

Jack never wanted to go to school on time, he would tell his mother that he would never help out August (the kid with the deformed face). Weeks before school started Jack Will had to go to Beecher Prep to meet and help August Pullman. Before then Jack had no idea that August and he would turn out to be best friends. In the beginning Jack was just like any other 5^th grade boy and does whatever he thought was the cool thing to do. After being Julian’s follower Jack finally started to be his own person. I was very happy after Jack started to stick up for himself and of course when he stuck for August. I loved when Jack Punched Julian in the face! That is one of the best ways to stop a bully, and now Jack is the Man!!