Description

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Over 3 million people have read the #1"New York Times"bestseller"Wonder"and have fallen in love with Auggie Pullman, an ordinary boy with an extraordinary face.In "Wonder," readers were introduced to memorable English teacher Mr. Browne and his love of precepts. This companion book features conversations between Mr. Browne and Auggie, Julian, Summer, Jack Will, and others, giving readers a special peek at their lives after "Wonder" ends. Mr. Browne's essays and correspondence are rounded out by a precept for each dayof the year drawn from popular songs to children's books to inscriptions on Egyptian tombstones to fortune cookies. His selections celebrate the goodness of human beings, the strength of people's hearts, and the power of people's wills.
There's something for everyone here, with words of wisdom from such noteworthy people as Anne Frank, Martin Luther King Jr., Confucius, Goethe, Sappho and over 100 readers of"Wonder"who sent R. J. Palacio their own precepts.

"From the Hardcover edition.

About the Author

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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. But one day several years ago, a chance encounter with an extraordinary child in front of an ice cream store made R. J. realize that the perfect time to write that novel had finally come."Wonder"is her first novel. She did not design the cover, but she sure does love it. "From the Hardcover edition.""