New Releases by R. J. Palacio

WONDER IS NOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE STARRING JULIA ROBERTS AND JACOB TREMBLAY! Over 6 million people have read the #1 New York Times bestseller Wonder—the book that inspired the Choose Kind movement—and have fallen in love with Auggie Pullman, an ordinary boy with an extraordinary face. Last year readers were given a special look at another side of his story with The Julian Chapter, and now they''ll get a peek at Auggie''s life before Beecher Prep, with an exclusive new short story told entirely from the point of view of Christopher, Auggie''s oldest friend. Christopher was Auggie''s best friend from the time they were babies until his family moved away; he was there through all of Auggie''s surgeries and heartbreaks, through bad times and good—like Star Wars marathons and dreams of traveling to Pluto together. Alternating between childhood flashbacks and the present day, an especially bad day for Christopher, Pluto is the story of two boys grown apart learning that good friendships are worth a little extra effort.

Més d''un milió de persones han llegit Wonder i s''han enamorat de l''Auggie Pullman, un nen normal i corrent amb una cara que no ho és tant. Ara els lectors tindran l''oportunitat de conèixer una mica més el personatge més controvertit del llibre: el Julian. Des del primer dia que es veuen, a les pàgines de Wonder, queda clar que l''Auggie i el Julian no seran mai amics, amb el Julian tractant l''Auggie com si tingués la pesta. Però, tot i que Wonder explicava la història de l''Auggie des de la perspectiva de sis personatges diferents, el punt de vista del Julian no el vam saber mai. El lector només podia especular sobre el que li devia passar pel cap. Fins ara. El capítol del Julian ens revela per fi com viu la història el culpable del bullying. ¿Per què és tan desagradable amb l''Auggie? ¿Té alguna possibilitat de redimir-se? En un món on el bullying entre els joves s''està convertint en una vertadera epidèmia, els llibres de la sèrie «Wonder» ofereixen una nova visió refrescant, necessària i esperançadora.

WONDER IS NOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE STARRING JULIA ROBERTS AND JACOB TREMBLAY! Over 6 million people have read the #1 New York Times bestseller Wonder—the book that inspired the Choose Kind movement—and have fallen in love with Auggie Pullman, an ordinary boy with an extraordinary face. From the very first day Auggie and Julian met in the pages of R. J. Palacio''s life-changing book Wonder, it was clear they were never going to be friends, with Julian treating Auggie like he had the plague. And while Wonder told Auggie''s story through six different viewpoints, Julian''s perspective was never shared. Readers could only guess what he was thinking. Until now. The Julian Chapter will finally reveal the bully''s side of the story. Why is Julian so unkind to Auggie? And does he have a chance for redemption?

WONDER IS NOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE STARRING JULIA ROBERTS AND JACOB TREMBLAY Over 8 million people have read the #1 New York Times bestseller Wonder--the book that inspired the Choose Kind movement--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 day of 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.

"Su cara lo hace distinto y él solo quiere ser uno más. Camina siempre mirando al suelo, la cabeza gacha y el flequillo tratando en vano de esconder su rostro, pero, aun así, es objeto de miradas furtivas, susurros ahogados y codazos de asombro. August sale poco. Su vida transcurre entre las acogedoras paredes de su casa, entre la compañía de su familia, su perra Daisy y las increíbles historias de La guerra de las galaxias. Este año todo va a cambiar, porque este año va a ir, por primera vez, a la escuela. Allí aprenderá la lección más importante de su vida, la que no se enseña en las aulas ni en los libros de texto: crecer en la adversidad, aceptarse tal como es, sonreír a los días grises y saber que, al final, siempre encontrará una mano amiga."--Back cover.

Lançado no Brasil originalmente em 2013, Extraordinário é daqueles livros únicos, marcantes, cuja mensagem ressoa com a mesma força não importa quantas vezes você leia. A história de um menino de aparência incomum, mas de coragem e coração enormes: August Pullman, o Auggie, que nasceu com uma severa deformidade facial e agora, aos 10 anos, vai frequentar a escola pela primeira vez. Um grande passo para qualquer criança e maior ainda para o garotinho cujo maior desejo é ser invisível. Mas Auggie, definitivamente, não nasceu para deixar de ser notado. Enquanto tenta vencer seus medos e se integrar em um mundo completamente novo, sua presença desencadeia as mais diferentes reações — algumas boas, outras nem tanto, mas todas profundamente transformadoras. Um romance comovente, poderoso e impossível de ignorar. Adaptado para os cinemas e estrelado pelo jovem Jacob Tremblay e por Julia Roberts, Extraordinário é relançado nesta edição especial comemorativa do filme, com novo posfácio da autora, fotos de bastidores e depoimentos que dão conta do impacto da mensagem de Extraordinário na vida dos artistas envolvidos na megaprodução. Um conteúdo inédito e exclusivo.

Ten-year-old Auggie Pullman, who was born with extreme facial abnormalities and was not expected to survive, goes from being home-schooled to entering fifth grade at a private middle school in Manhattan, which entails enduring the taunting and fear of his classmates as he struggles to be seen as just another student.