The moment that led to the bestselling children’s novel Wonder — with its message about the power of kindness that is now at the center of a new movie — is one that author R.J. Palacio ...

In Wonder, R.J. Palacio tells the story of Auggie, a tough, sweet, 10-year-old boy, who was born with distorted facial features — a "craniofacial difference" caused by an anomaly in his DNA.

In Wonder, R.J. Palacio’s debut middle-grade novel featuring Auggie, a fifth-grade boy born with a facial deformity, the author delivered a powerful message about the importance of kindness ...

Raquel Jaramillo's debut novel, Wonder, written under the pen name R.J. Palacio, was born out of a rather embarrassing incident. The author was out with her two sons, sitting in front of an ice ...

All the viewpoints share the same message about the importance of kindness. R.J. Palacio has said that she wrote Wonder after she saw a young child with a severe facial difference when she was out ...

This week on The MashReads Podcast, we talk to R.J. Palacio about her novel Wonder and kindness. Mashable Top Stories Stay connected with the hottest stories of the day and the latest ...