<Li> Justin: Via's boyfriend . He is somewhat shocked by Auggie's appearance but is very kind to him . He has a main part in "Our Town" with Via at their high school . In his part in the book, he doesn't use proper punctuation because he thinks it takes too long to write . He also mentions that he has "tics," especially when he is nervous and describes them as "hard blinks" and "the occasional head pull ." This leads the reader to believe that he has a form of Tourette's syndrome . Justin also gets to meet Via's parents . </Li> <Li> Charlotte Cody: She is a smart 5th grader and one of August's friends . She is generally nice to Auggie and warned Jack about the "boy war" declared by Julian . </Li> <Li> Edward "Eddie" Johnson: He is a 7th grader who bullies August when he goes to a sleepaway camp . </Li> <Li> Mr. Browne: Auggie's first teacher in 5th grade at Beecher Prep school . As he makes precepts for every month for the class to ponder, Auggie marvels at these precepts . Mr. Browne wants to give Auggie a good year at Beecher . </Li>

What disease did august have in the book wonder