Wonder

Remarkable . . . It has the power to move hearts and change minds * Guardian * Incredibly charming, brutal and brilliant * Observer * It wreaks emotional havoc * Independent * Everybody should [read it] * Financial Times * Jodi Picoult for beginners * Irish Times * It will delight children and adults * Telegraph * So authentic you'll swear a kid wrote the book * Glamour * Funny, touching, honest, and uplifting - though there's plenty of opportunity for tears, too * Daily Mail * Rich and memorable * New York Times * Tremendously uplifting and a novel of all-too-rare power . . . an unforgettable, deeply moving character * Sunday Express * [A] beautiful, funny and sometimes sob-making story of quiet transformation * The Wall Street Journal * [A] glorious exploration of the nature of friendship, tenacity, fear, and most importantly, kindness * The Huffington Post * 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 * An amazing book . . . I cried my eyes out * Tom Fletcher * What a gem of a story . . . This book made me laugh, made me angry, made me cry * Malorie Blackman * Thoughtful but never preach * Sophie Kinsella * Wonder is essentially . . . a wonder. [It] touches the heart in the most life-affirming, unexpected ways * Nicholas Sparks * Every page is honest, brave and delightful * Laura Dockrill * A powerful read * Stylist * A funny, emotional, brilliantly observed story * Bella Magazine * It's one of those rare books with almost universal appeal: it will make you laugh, cry and break your heart * The Bookseller * Remarkable . . . It has the power to move hearts and change minds * Guardian * Incredibly charming, brutal and brilliant * Observer * 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 * When the kids have finished with this, the adults will want to read it. Everybody should * Financial Times * Awesome . . . So authentic you'll swear a kid wrote the book. And yes, that's a good thing * Glamour * What a gem of a story. Moving and heart-warming. This book made me laugh, made me angry, made me cry -- Malorie Blackman I am terrifically jealous of everybody that gets to read Wonder for the first time. Every page is honest, brave and delightful -- Laura Dockrill It's one of those rare books with almost universal appeal: it will make you laugh, cry and break your heart * The Bookseller * The breakout publishing sensation . . . Destined 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 and no Tube carriage will be without a copy this year * The Times * A children's book that's making grown men cry * Observer * Thoughtful but never preachy. A great book -- Sophie Kinsella

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.