Wonder By R. J Palocio Sparknotes
Wonder teaches us how to choose kindness when confronting discomfort around difference
Go Latinos Magazine had the privilege to speak with Colombian-American R.J. Palacio, the author of the New York Times bestseller Wonder, the amazing story of Auggie, the ordinary boy with the extraordinary face who inspired a worldwide movement and an acclaimed Hollywood movie.
"When given the choice between being right or being kind, choose kind", said Mr. Browne at the start of the school year at Breecher Prep, where Auggie (August) Pullman, a kid with a craniofacial condition, was about to start his transition from homeschooling to middle school. Although the quote is originally from Dr. Wayne D. Dyer, it perfectly describes the theme of kindness …show more content…
"I wrote the book out of that experience. It made me wonder what it must be like for that child, facing a world every day that doesn't know how to face you back," she said.
That same night she started to write. It took her about a year and a half to finish what became one of the New York Times bestseller for five years in a row. Wonder received numerous national and international awards and also inspired a Hollywood movie featuring Julia Roberts, Michael Owen and Jacob Trembley, which hit the box office last fall and was an immediate success worldwide. "In Brazil the movie outsold even Star Wars", she mentioned.
Most importantly, the power of Wonder encouraged the awareness campaign Choose Kind, a phenomenon that is challenging the world and has been implemented nationwide through community reads and a Kindness Program for teachers. In many ways, R.J. Palacio became an advocate for children who have craniofacial differences and other conditions by teaching a simple concept: how to confront discomfort around difference, how to choose
Go Latinos Magazine had the privilege to speak with Colombian-American R.J. Palacio, the author of the New York Times bestseller Wonder, the amazing story of Auggie, the ordinary boy with the extraordinary face who inspired a worldwide movement and an acclaimed Hollywood movie.
"When given the choice between being right or being kind, choose kind", said Mr. Browne at the start of the school year at Breecher Prep, where Auggie (August) Pullman, a kid with a craniofacial condition, was about to start his transition from homeschooling to middle school. Although the quote is originally from Dr. Wayne D. Dyer, it perfectly describes the theme of kindness …show more content…
"I wrote the book out of that experience. It made me wonder what it must be like for that child, facing a world every day that doesn't know how to face you back," she said.
That same night she started to write. It took her about a year and a half to finish what became one of the New York Times bestseller for five years in a row. Wonder received numerous national and international awards and also inspired a Hollywood movie featuring Julia Roberts, Michael Owen and Jacob Trembley, which hit the box office last fall and was an immediate success worldwide. "In Brazil the movie outsold even Star Wars", she mentioned.
Most importantly, the power of Wonder encouraged the awareness campaign Choose Kind, a phenomenon that is challenging the world and has been implemented nationwide through community reads and a Kindness Program for teachers. In many ways, R.J. Palacio became an advocate for children who have craniofacial differences and other conditions by teaching a simple concept: how to confront discomfort around difference, how to choose