Read the excerpt from Wonder by R. J. Palacio.Charlotte basically didn't stop talking as we headed down to the second floor. She was describing the play they had put on last year, which was Oliver! She played Oliver even though she's a girl. As she said this, she pushed open the double doors to a huge auditorium. At the other end of the room was a stage.Charlotte started skipping toward the stage. Julian ran after her, and then turned around halfway down the aisle.