You should provide facts but you should take some story out from make-up of it or personal stories to attract the reader.So personally i think it is False.
The other students' in Auggie's homeroom kept their distance from him. the one student, Henry, placed his backpack on the desks between them to "build a wall." the students were not welcoming towards Auggie. Auggie is able to cover his face with a mask, in order to feel like every other kid.
Wiesel is in his home in Poland in the excerpt.
Answer:
in vain means without success
