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 ...

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 ...

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 ...