I think it means that the deeds you do is something that people remember you by.they could be good or bad. for example you can be a firefighter and you save a family from death that good deed is what people will remember you by. But if you do a bad deed like do a crime people will remember you by that and i do not want people thinking i am a bad person.all people want to be remembered a good person but you must do a good deed.
 
I wonder how August felt on his first day of school? So he had people staring at him at lunch but one of the girls (Summer her name) came over to him and sat with him, I wonder if she actuly wanted to sit with him because she felt bad or she did not like what her friends were saying about him?Or if she wanted to get info on him to figure out why his face is like it is.I think Summer was dared to go over to August and to actuly sit with him. I would feel bad and good. I would feel good because someone sat with me at lunch on the first day when everyone els was ignoring me and i know how i look. But i would also feel bad because in home room no one would sit with me the teacher had to force a guy to sit next to him. How would you feel if you were August please comment?
 
One of the questions I have about the book wonder is why julian is so mean to august? He might be mean to everyone because he's a bully or just the new kids. The way august face is julian might like to make fun of it.I think he just want attention or laughs to get popular he thinks.