Have you ever wanted to be in someone else's shoes for a day. Well, August Pullman wants to be a different person every day, He wants to be a person who no one stares at and who doesn't have to hide their face everywhere they go. August, or Auggie has many medical issues. It was a dental surgery where his mouth was sealed shut, or a nose problem where surgeons had to reconstruct his nose. As a result, his ears are closer to his neck than other people, his face has many indents, and he has to wear a hearing aid. Another issue is that he can only chew through his front teeth. He has other issues than his medical issues. August had never been to school until fifth grade. Not because of how he looks, but because there were too many medical issues.