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The Pullman family lives in a town house in present day Upper Manhattan in New York City. Auggie's middle school, Beecher Prep, is within walking distance from home. Via's school, on the other hand, is "a bit of a schlep. The A train down to Eighty-Sixth, then the crosstown bus all the way to the East Side. Takes an hour that way but it's just a fifteen minute drive". This is a familiar lament for just about any kid who's grown-up in a city.
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