![]() Front cover, illustrated by Tad Carpenter | |
Author | R. J. Palacio |
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Cover artist | Tad Carpenter |
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Genre | Children's novel |
Publisher | Alfred A. Knopf |
Publication date | 14 February 2012 |
Pages | 310 |
Awards | Maine Student Book Award Vermont's Dorothy Canfield Fisher Children's Book Award Mark Twain Award Hawaii's Nene Award Junior Young Reader's Choice Award |
ISBN | 0375869026 |
OCLC | 726819876 |
Wonder is a contemporary children's novel written by R. J. Palacio[2] and published on 14 February 2012. Wonder is in part inspired by an incident where the author's son started to cry after noticing a girl with a severe facial deformity. Inspiration was also pulled from Natalie Merchant's song of the same name. Several spin-offs have been published, including 365 Days of Wonder: Mr. Browne's Book of Precepts,[3] We're All Wonders, Auggie and Me, and White Bird.[4] A film adaptation was released in 2017, and a spin-off sequel film (adapting White Bird) followed in 2024.