R. J. Palacio

American author (born 1963) · United States · Writers

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Raquel Jaramillo Palacio 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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2018“If you tell stories about a really cool kid that you can relate to, and then you hear about kids being mean to that kid, then you feel what it is like to walk in his shoes.”In their wordsOn thinking about kids who are different in “Author R.J. Palacio talks to LI kids” in Newsday (2018 Aug 8)Read the whole statement

2013“Little did I know - I mean the "choose kind" quote was not mine.”In their wordsOn choosing to be kind in “How One Unkind Moment Gave Way To 'Wonder'” in NPR (2013 Sep 12)Read the whole statement

E. B. White Read Aloud Award for Middle ReadersAwardJosette Frank AwardAward1963Born13 July 1963

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If you tell stories about a really cool kid that you can relate to, and then you hear about kids being mean to that kid, then you feel what it is like to walk in his shoes.
2018, On thinking about kids who are different in “Author R.J. Palacio talks to LI kids” in Newsday (2018 Aug 8), Own words
Little did I know - I mean the "choose kind" quote was not mine.
2013, On choosing to be kind in “How One Unkind Moment Gave Way To 'Wonder'” in NPR (2013 Sep 12), Own words
Given a chance, most children will do the right thing. I was hoping to make them aware that sometimes all it takes is a nice word to really make someone else’s day.
On portraying characters that might unintentionally hurt Auggie, the protagonist in Wonder, in “Author R.J. Palacio | Interview” in TimeOut, Own words