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Ten-year-old August has only one wish—to have a normal face that no one would notice. Born with a facial deformity, his 27 surgeries required that he be home schooled for several years. When he’s enrolled in fifth grade in a prestigious middle school, August learns the meaning of the saying “Like a lamb to the slaughter.” With the help of teachers, friends, and family, he learns to overcome adversity. —which contains some profanity and several spiritual views that are not biblical—shares a compassionate, compelling window into one boy’s struggle to be accepted for who he is. Ages 10 and up. (Knopf)