The people that are born like August have breathing problems and/or eating difficulties. Most children would get a 40% hearing lost. There eyes could dry out which could lead to infections. Clef palate often occurs with Trencher Collins syndrome.
The main character is August he is going to school for the first time as a fifth grader with a deformed face
August has to go to school with a deformed face, and he faces a lot of obstacles along the way. People made fun of him, because of his appearance especially Julian.
They're all a bunch of freaks! Said one of his friends. Amos didn't answer them but looked at us."Come on, guys, let's go. Mr.Tushman's waiting for us." I knew that was a lie, but I helped Jack get up, and we started waking over to Amos. Then out of the blue, the Eddie guy grabbed my hood as I passed by him, yanking it really hard so I was pulled backwards and fell flat on my back. It was a hard fall, and I hurt my elbow pretty bad on a rock. I couldn't really see what happened afterwards, except that Amos rammed into the Eddie guy like a monster truck and they both fell down to the ground next to me. Everything got crazy after that Someone pulled me up and they yelled RUN!!!
9/10 I gave it this rating because from the start of the book I got hook, because when you read this book it start out depressing but it shows how August overcomes it, and it makes you want to read more.