Children's · Literary Fiction
Wonder
R. J. Palacio · First published 2012
Publication record (ISBN 9780375869020) ↗This profile presents an editorial overview and illustrative assessment of the book’s storytelling characteristics. References to audio, screen, or adaptation potential are exploratory and do not indicate confirmed interest, representation, production arrangements, or a guaranteed outcome.
About the Book
Auggie Pullman, born with a facial difference, attends mainstream school for the first time in fifth grade.
R. J. Palacio worked as an art director and book designer before writing Wonder, her debut novel.
Characters
- August 'Auggie' Pullman
- Via
- Jack Will
- Summer
Setting and World
Beecher Prep, New York City
Themes and Distinctive Qualities
Documented media journey
- WonderLionsgate, dir. Stephen ChboskyFilm
2017
Third-party adaptations. Not a Crownline Story Partner production.
Intended Readership
Middle-grade readers, families and schools; the book is often used to start conversations about kindness, difference and inclusion.
Screen & Audio Potential
Narration shifts between Auggie and the people around him, a multi-voice structure suited to audio with several narrators. Its school setting and family arc give a clear shape for family-audience screen storytelling.
These observations are exploratory editorial assessments based on available book information. They do not indicate confirmed producer, broadcaster, studio or platform interest, secured adaptation opportunities, or guaranteed outcomes.
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