奥吉是一个10岁的男孩，除了头戴一个巨大的太空头盔外，他和其他的同年龄孩子别无二致。头盔下隐藏了奥吉因为各种手术而伤痕累累的脸庞，它不仅完美地隐藏起了奥吉脆弱自卑的内心，也成功地防止了奥吉的模样吓到别的孩子。
August Pullman was born with a facial deformity that, up until now, has prevented him from going to a mainstream school. Starting 5th grade at Beecher Prep, he wants nothing more than to be treated as an ordinary kid—but his new classmates can’t get past Auggie’s extraordinary face.
