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 ...

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 ...

Mother Jones: Wonder was inspired by your own encounter at an ice cream shop, with a kid who had Treacher Collins syndrome. Tell me about that. R.J. Palacio: We found ourselves sitting right ...

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 ...

Ten years ago this week, Knopf published R.J. Palacio’s debut children’s book, Wonder, which introduces ... classroom materials, and activities, the program educates students about the ...

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.

WONDER By R.J. Palacio Knopf. $15.99. Ages 8-12 Follow Books August "Auggie" Pullman begins fifth grade at Beecher Prep with trepidation. Previously home-schooled by his loving parents and ...

R.J. Palacio's 2012 book, "Wonder," tells the story of 10-year ... I am busy chaperoning Jacob and Nathaniel to their myriad of activities, like Lacrosse, Taekwondo, tutoring, etc.

“Wonder,” the children’s book by R.J. Palacio that was adapted into a 2017 movie starring Julia Roberts, is headed to Broadway as a new musical, Lionsgate along with Palacio and producer ...

We met “Wonder” author R.J. Palacio before a recent speaking engagement in Manhattan. If you could pick your favorite character in “Wonder,” who would it be and why? That is a really tough ...

We offer a popular list of weekend activities ... Children's author RJ Palacio is reading from her best-selling book "Wonder," every weekday from noon to 12:45 p.m. It started on Wednesday ...