Auggie & Me: Three Wonder Stories

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A collection of three new chapters from the internationally bestselling, award-winning WONDER story. The multi-million-copy bestseller WONDER showed how choosing kindness and empathy can change the lives of those around you. Now, in AUGGIE & ME, you can discover a new side to the WONDER story in three new chapters from three different characters- Julian- Auggie's classroom bully Christopher- Auggie's oldest friend Charlotte- Auggie's classmate These three stories are heartbreaking, surprising, funny and hopeful. Just like WONDER, AUGGIE & ME will make you laugh, cry and try to choose kind. Praise for WONDER- "Remarkable . . . It has the power to move hearts and change minds" (Guardian) "Incredibly charming, brutal and brilliant" (Observer) "It wreaks emotional havoc . . . To finish it with a firm resolve to be a better person - well, you can't ask much more of any book than that" (Independent) "When the kids have finished with this, the adults will want to read it. Everybody should" (Financial Times) "Awesome . . . So authentic you'll swear a kid wrote the book. And yes, that's a good thing" (Glamour)

Author Bio

R. J. Palacio was born and raised in New York City. She attended the High School of Art and Design and the Parsons School of Design, where she majored in illustration. She was a graphic designer and an art director for many years before writing her critically acclaimed debut novel, Wonder, which has been on the New York Times bestseller list since March 2012, and sold over 16 million copies worldwide. In addition to Wonder, R. J. has written Auggie & Me- Three Wonder Stories, 365 Days of Wonder, We're All Wonders, and White Bird- A Wonder Story. She lives in Brooklyn, New York, with her husband, two sons and two dogs (Bear and Beau). Learn more about her at www.wonderthebook.com or on Twitter at @rjpalacio.