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   Raquel Jaramillo Palacio (born July 13, 1963) is an American author and graphic designer. She is the author of several novels for children, including the best-selling Wonder, which was adapted into a 2017 film starring Julia Roberts and Owen Wilson.

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3. www.bbc.co.uk › bitesize › articlesWonder by R.J. Palacio - BBC Bitesize

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   Learn about the plot, characters and themes of Wonder, a novel by R.J. Palacio about a boy with a facial difference. Find out how kindness, growing up and identity are explored in the story and the film adaptation.

4. bookanalysis.com › r-j-palacioAbout R. J. Palacio - Book Analysis

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   Learn about R. J. Palacio, the pen name of Raquel Jaramillo, who wrote the best-selling novel Wonder and other books for children. Discover her biography, notable works, and themes of kindness and empathy.

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6. www.goodreads.com › book › showWonder (Wonder, #1) by R.J. Palacio | Goodreads

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   Feb 14, 2012 · Wonder is a young adult novel by R.J. Palacio about a boy with a facial difference who starts 5th grade at a mainstream school. Read ratings, reviews, quotes, and more on Goodreads.

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7. kids.britannica.com › students › articleR.J. Palacio - Students | Britannica Kids | Homework Help

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   R.J. Palacio. (born 1963). American author and graphic designer R.J. Palacio illustrated other authors’ work as well as her own projects. She was perhaps best-known for writing the book Wonder (2012), which was turned into a major motion picture in 2017.

8. www.npr.org › 2013/09/12 › 221005752Interview: R.J. Palacio, Author Of 'Wonder' : NPR

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   Sep 12, 2013 · By R.J. Palacio. Purchase. 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...

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   Who is Raquel Palacio?

   • Raquel Jaramillo Palacio (born July 13, 1963) is an American author and graphic designer. She is the author of several novels for children, including the best-selling Wonder, which was adapted into a 2017 film starring Julia Roberts and Owen Wilson.

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   Who is Raquel Jaramillo Palacio?

   • Raquel Jaramillo Palacio was born on July 13, 1963, in New York, New York. Her parents were immigrants from Colombia. Palacio went to school in Manhattan, New York, first at the High School of Art and Design and then at Parsons School of Design. During her junior year at Parsons, she studied at the American University of Paris in France.

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   What prompted Palacio to write a book based on a true story?

   • Palacio tells NPR's Michele Norris that the book was inspired by a real-life encounter with her own kids six years ago. They were at an ice cream store and sat next to a little girl with a severe facial deformity. Palacio's 3-year-old son cried in fear, so the author grabbed her kids and fled.

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   What makes Palacio a good writer?

   • Palacio writes with just the right balance of humor and pathos, making each character both flawed and sympathetic. She "gets" kids -- how they think, how they talk, how they have the capacity to be both horribly mean and incredibly brave and kind.

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10. www.goodreads.com › author › showR.J. Palacio (Author of Wonder) - Goodreads

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    Dec 3, 2013 · R.J. Palacio lives in NYC with her husband, two sons, and two dogs. For more than twenty years, she was an art director and graphic designer, designing book jackets for other people while waiting for the perfect time in her life to start writing her own novel.