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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.
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 ...
“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 ...
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 ...
It all started with a book. In fourth grade, our teachers read to us from “Wonder” by R.J. Palacio. “Wonder” is the inspiring story of August “Auggie” Pullman, a fifth-grader with a ...
It couldn't have been a more fitting title. More than three years after the release of Wonder, R.J. Palacio's game-changing smash of a debut, the novel has proved to be one of children's books ...
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 ...
We want to bridge divides to reach everyone. Bestselling “Wonder” author R.J. Palacio will release three new books and an e-story, according to publisher Knopf Books for Younger Readers ...
When I first read R.J. Palacio's Wonder back in 2013, I hadn't read a new middle grade book since, well, I was actually in middle school. So I was pretty surprised when it ended up being one of ...
RJ Palacio's debut children's novel, Wonder, has a 10-year-old hero called August Pullman. 'Auggie', as he is known by his friends, is blighted by a severe facial deformity. But if his looks are ...