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Wonder
R. J. Palacio
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Description for Wonder
Paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages, Chapter head a/w. BIC Classification: YFS; YXF. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Read the internationally bestselling book before you watch the major movie from Lionsgate, starring Julia Roberts and Owen Wilson. This special edition is complete with exclusive behind-the-scenes content. The unforgettable and life-affirming story of August Pullman - a boy who's desperate to blend in, but is destined to stand out. 'My name is August. I won't describe what I look like. Whatever you're thinking, it's probably worse.' Auggie wants to be an ordinary ten-year-old. He does ordinary things - eating ice cream, playing on his Xbox. He feels ordinary - inside. But ordinary kids don't make other ordinary kids run away screaming in playgrounds. Ordinary kids aren't stared at wherever they go. Born with a terrible facial abnormality, Auggie has been home-schooled by his parents his whole life. Now, for the first time, he's being sent to a real school. All he wants is to be accepted. But can he convince his new classmates that he's just like them, underneath it all? Astonishingly powerful, WONDER is a read you'll never forget.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Condition
New
Number of Pages
352
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780141378244
SKU
9780141378244
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 2 to 4 working days
Ref
99-1
About R. J. Palacio
R. J. Palacio was born and raised in New York City. She attended the High School of Art and Design and the Parsons School of Design, where she majored in illustration. She was a graphic designer and an art director for many years before writing her critically acclaimed debut novel, Wonder, which has been on the New York Times bestseller list since March 2012, and sold over 16 million copies worldwide. In addition to Wonder, R. J. has written Auggie & Me: Three Wonder Stories, 365 Days of Wonder, We're All Wonders, and White Bird: A Wonder Story. She lives in Brooklyn, New York, with her husband, two sons and two dogs (Bear and Beau). Learn more about her at www.wonderthebook.com or on Twitter at @RJPalacio.
Reviews for Wonder
When the kids have finished with this, the adults will want to read it. Everybody should
Financial Times
It wreaks emotional havoc . . . To finish it with a firm resolve to be a better person - well, you can't ask much more of any book than that
Independent
Incredibly charming, brutal and brilliant
Observer
Remarkable . . . It has the power to move hearts and change minds
Guardian
It's one of those rare books with almost universal appeal: it will make you laugh, cry and break your heart
The Bookseller
A funny, emotional, brilliantly observed story
Bella Magazine
A powerful read
Stylist
Every page is honest, brave and delightful
Laura Dockrill
Wonder is essentially . . . a wonder. [It] touches the heart in the most life-affirming, unexpected ways
Nicholas Sparks
Thoughtful but never preach
Sophie Kinsella
What a gem of a story . . . This book made me laugh, made me angry, made me cry
Malorie Blackman
An amazing book . . . I cried my eyes out
Tom Fletcher
D[estined to go the way of Mark Haddon's The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time and then some . . . It is dark, funny, touching
The Times
[A] glorious exploration of the nature of friendship, tenacity, fear, and most importantly, kindness
The Huffington Post
[A] beautiful, funny and sometimes sob-making story of quiet transformation
The Wall Street Journal
Tremendously uplifting and a novel of all-too-rare power . . . an unforgettable, deeply moving character
Sunday Express
Rich and memorable
New York Times
Funny, touching, honest, and uplifting - though there's plenty of opportunity for tears, too
Daily Mail
So authentic you'll swear a kid wrote the book
Glamour
It will delight children and adults
Telegraph
Jodi Picoult for beginners
Irish Times
Everybody should [read it]
Financial Times
It wreaks emotional havoc
Independent
Incredibly charming, brutal and brilliant
Observer
Remarkable . . . It has the power to move hearts and change minds
Guardian
Financial Times
It wreaks emotional havoc . . . To finish it with a firm resolve to be a better person - well, you can't ask much more of any book than that
Independent
Incredibly charming, brutal and brilliant
Observer
Remarkable . . . It has the power to move hearts and change minds
Guardian
It's one of those rare books with almost universal appeal: it will make you laugh, cry and break your heart
The Bookseller
A funny, emotional, brilliantly observed story
Bella Magazine
A powerful read
Stylist
Every page is honest, brave and delightful
Laura Dockrill
Wonder is essentially . . . a wonder. [It] touches the heart in the most life-affirming, unexpected ways
Nicholas Sparks
Thoughtful but never preach
Sophie Kinsella
What a gem of a story . . . This book made me laugh, made me angry, made me cry
Malorie Blackman
An amazing book . . . I cried my eyes out
Tom Fletcher
D[estined to go the way of Mark Haddon's The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time and then some . . . It is dark, funny, touching
The Times
[A] glorious exploration of the nature of friendship, tenacity, fear, and most importantly, kindness
The Huffington Post
[A] beautiful, funny and sometimes sob-making story of quiet transformation
The Wall Street Journal
Tremendously uplifting and a novel of all-too-rare power . . . an unforgettable, deeply moving character
Sunday Express
Rich and memorable
New York Times
Funny, touching, honest, and uplifting - though there's plenty of opportunity for tears, too
Daily Mail
So authentic you'll swear a kid wrote the book
Glamour
It will delight children and adults
Telegraph
Jodi Picoult for beginners
Irish Times
Everybody should [read it]
Financial Times
It wreaks emotional havoc
Independent
Incredibly charming, brutal and brilliant
Observer
Remarkable . . . It has the power to move hearts and change minds
Guardian