--- product_id: 49649296 title: "Wonder by R.J. Palacio" brand: "r j palacio" price: "65 zł" currency: PLN in_stock: true reviews_count: 13 url: https://www.desertcart.pl/products/49649296-wonder-by-r-j-palacio store_origin: PL region: Poland --- # Award-winning bestseller Multi-million copies sold Thought-provoking, multiple perspectives Wonder by R.J. Palacio **Brand:** r j palacio **Price:** 65 zł **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Summary > 📖 Unlock empathy, inspire kindness, and never miss the story everyone’s talking about! ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Wonder by R.J. Palacio by r j palacio - **How much does it cost?** 65 zł with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.pl](https://www.desertcart.pl/products/49649296-wonder-by-r-j-palacio) ## Best For - r j palacio enthusiasts ## Why This Product - Trusted r j palacio brand quality - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Key Features - • **Compact Yet Powerful:** Just 100 pages packed with life lessons on kindness, acceptance, and resilience. - • **Timeless Message of Kindness:** Embody the mantra 'When given the choice between being right and being kind, choose kind' in your daily life. - • **Globally Acclaimed Bestseller:** Join millions who’ve been moved by this award-winning phenomenon. - • **Emotional Depth & Multiple Voices:** Experience Auggie’s story through six unique perspectives for a richer, empathetic read. - • **Perfect for Professional Parents & Educators:** A meaningful gift that sparks conversations on diversity and empathy in any setting. ## Overview Wonder is the award-winning, multi-million-copy bestselling novel by R.J. Palacio that explores the life of August Pullman, a ten-year-old with a facial difference navigating school and social challenges. Told through six distinct voices, this emotionally powerful 100-page book delivers a timeless message of kindness, acceptance, and resilience, making it a must-read for all ages and a staple for thoughtful professionals seeking meaningful literature. ## Description 'Has the power to move hearts and change minds' Guardian 'Tremendously uplifting and a novel of all-too-rare power' Sunday Express 'An amazing book . . . I absolutely loved it. I cried my eyes out' Tom Fletcher Read the award-winning, multi-million copy bestselling phenomenon that is WONDER in this new tenth anniversary edition. 'My name is August. I won't describe what I look like. Whatever you're thinking, it's probably worse.' Auggie wants to be an ordinary ten-year-old. He does ordinary things - eating ice cream, playing on his Xbox. He feels ordinary - inside. But ordinary kids don't make other ordinary kids run away screaming in playgrounds. Ordinary kids aren't stared at wherever they go. Born with a terrible facial abnormality, Auggie has been home-schooled by his parents his whole life. Now, for the first time, he's being sent to a real school - and he's dreading it. All he wants is to be accepted - but can he convince his new classmates that he's just like them, underneath it all? A funny, frank, astonishingly moving debut - and a true global phenomenon - to read in one sitting, pass on to others, and remember long after the final page. Discover more from the World of Wonder : White Bird , a graphic novel *Soon to be a motion picture!* Auggie & Me 365 Days of Wonder We're All Wonders And read more from R. J. Palacio with Pony, an unforgettable new story! ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | Book 1 Of 1 | Wonder | | Dimensions | 13 x 2 x 19.7 cm | | Edition | 1st | | Isbn 10 | 0552565970 | | Isbn 13 | 978-0552565974 | | Item Weight | 266 g | | Language | English | | Print Length | 316 pages | | Publication Date | 3 Jan. 2014 | | Publisher | Corgi Childrens | | Reading Age | 9+ years, from customers | ## Images ![Wonder by R.J. Palacio - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/7195o6gMA9L.jpg) ## Available Options This product comes in different **Media Language, Media Format** options. ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ A Wonder of a Book! *by on Reviewed in the United Kingdom 14 March 2013* Okay... Umm, wow? It's hard to articulate my thoughts at the moment. It has been a day since I finished Wonder, and I'm still in shock at how beautiful and delicate this novel was. I haven't read a book like this since John Green's heart-breaking The Fault in Our Stars, and let me tell you now, this was right up there near that standard. I guess I should just get on with the review...Wonder isn't a complicated book at all, it is just a book about a boy... And I don't want to say: "August Pullman is not like any other boy" because that's a lie. The beautiful thing about this book, is the fact that August is completely normal. He's not extraordinary (despite contrary beliefs). Just because he has a facial deformity, doesn't mean he's part of a different race or anything..! In the short introduction, I compared this to The Fault in Our Stars, and I still stand by that comparison. Hazel is also just a normal kid, who happens to be extremely unlucky. And in the short, that's why I loved this book so much. It wasn't overly extravagant, but just a simple (and cleverly told) tale that reached out and touched my heart.Narrated by five or six characters in August's life, this book was not only gripping, but insightful and full of wit. Although the book is primarily about Auggie's life, we get to hear from a lot of the other characters he interacts with... And that's another thing I really enjoyed. Whether it be the thoughtful, pretty and charismatic Summer or the well-meaning, laid-back Jack, you can't possibly not love this cast of characters.Full of love, sadness, joy, courage, admiration and determination, Wonder makes you think (as cheesy as it sounds) that it really isn't what somebody looks like that counts. A quote that comes to mind as I write this, is one from a John Green book: "That's always seemed so ridiculous to me, that people want to be around someone because they're pretty. It's like picking your breakfast cereal based on the colour rather than the taste." And that's completely true. I love the way that this book proves that someone (like August) can be a whole lot nicer and more fun than a stuck-up and horrible 'pretty' person. I guess the final thing I want to say about this book, is that it explores us humans as a whole. RJ Palacio could have concentrated on how we are too judgmental of people before actually getting to know them, but no, she chose a different approach. Throughout the course of the novel, RJ Palacio taught me about how we have to be "kinder than necessary", and how us humans are capable of a lot more than just "kind". That's the personal message I learned from this book, and I thank her very much for that! ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Choose Kind *by on Reviewed in the United Kingdom 13 February 2021* …the universe was not kind to auggie pullman. what did that little kid ever do to deserve his sentence?Children can be so cruel. I think many of us put our school experiences behind us, it’s part of who we are as adults but it’s not an experience we will be repeating. Wonder made me think back to my school experience. I was overweight, short-sighted with uncool Deidre Barlow glasses and not the most attractive as a child/teenager so I was an easy target in jest and not in many cases. Not the happiest of times.But this is nothing compared to August Pullman’s experience. He doesn’t go to school until he’s 10/11 as throughout his childhood he’s been in and out of hospital for operations to make his Treacher Collins syndrome, a craniofacial syndrome more manageable. Wonder is his story of going to school for that first year but he’s not the only one to tell the story. I heard from his sister Via, his two best friends Jack and Summer and Via’s boyfriend Justin. All together, these are six very distinctive voices telling their version of events over Auggie’s first year at school.I have mention Via’s story. Via’s voice is so grown up and yet so innocent in many ways. Some of the things she says are so perceptive for a 14 year old – August is the Sun. Me and Mom and Dad are planets orbiting the Sun. Not only is this girl living through the changes with Auggie but she’s going through her own stuff as she returns to high school and the dynamics in her friendship groups aren’t the same – it’s not easy being a teenager at the best of time but Via is a tough girl. Listening to her tell her story and the concern for her younger brother was emotional.Auggie’s experience of school changes over his first year but one thing that remains constant is his English teacher’s monthly precepts – Mr Browne sets the precepts at the beginning of the month and at the end of the month, the class writes an essay on what it means to them. These are thought provoking in themselves and I loved the fact that you get a full list of his precepts and those of some of the students at the end of the book. We could all learn from Mr Browne.When given the choice between being right and being kind, choose kindWonder is an emotional and thought provoking read. It’s a book about growing up, change, loss. It’s a story about being kind and not to take people at face value. It’s so beautifully written I wanted to savour every word. It’s not a long read at 100 pages but Palacio crams masses into these pages. This may be recommended for 9 to 11 year olds but I think it appeals to all ages. #ChooseKind ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Tugs on your heart strings, makes you laugh and makes you cry. Utterly amazing! *by on Reviewed in the United Kingdom 11 August 2014* My daughters review:Wonder is the type of book that made me constantly go 'aww' and have tears welling in my eyes. It follows the story of ten year old, August, who was born with a disorder that makes him unlike everyone else. August has had to deal with people staring at his appearance ever since he could remember, whether they were in the street, at home, his sisters friends or even professionals. He's always had to hide himself away because there were people constantly doing a double take to stare at him once again. It definitely doesn't help that his parents protected him so much and homeschooled him, so he was unaware of friends and the harsh truth of everyday life. So when they make the drastic change to send August to a normal school, August feels his heart breaking with anxiety and worry. Before he knows it he is shoved into a school where there are bullies, friends and jerks. Although August finds some friends along the way, people are still not getting used to him. And August feels like he has to hide away for ever.This book was beautifully compelling. I love the structure of the book, too. It adds a definite twists to the plot of the story, as you read everyones perspectives on August and find out what everyone else is feeling compared to his usual fear of socialising. It also adds a new feel to the book when you're reading the backstory of his sister and how she is tossed aside for August as you're gradually building up on everyones view on August and how people see people. There are chapters in the perspective of friends also which allows you to understand whats going on behind August's back when he's joining this school and thinking everything is really working out for him.The plot overall, was definitely a shocker to me. I knew that August had a facial disorder which meant his appearance was altered slightly, however I never thought it involved all the heartache and uplifting that this book offers. There is a mixture of fights, truth, upset, heartache and even death at one point, which are all struggles of someone whose growing up, but even worse for someone whose different to everyone else. Its enchanting to read how August copes with it all and how strong he is when someone calls him names, and it definitely tripped my emotions whenever someone was harsh or offensive. The ending also had a great thriving feeling to it, and it made me feel really happy. All of my emotions spilled out at one point because I felt like I was emotionally connected with August.R.J Palacio has definitely worked well to build her characters. They're fleshy enough to make you grasp valid opinions as well as having enough back story and detail to make you connect with them emotionally. Also, I found that the alternating perspective also allowed you to re-evaluate the story, which as a really nice touch. Honestly, I felt very sorry for August in this book and felt like crying alongside him as well as punching everyone who had upset him and R.J Palacio has beautifully presented the feelings of bullying, insecurities as well as harsh disorders.I'd recommend this story to anyone, really. Any age, any gender. I feel like sensitive people would find the emotional connection powerful but I also feel like people who aren't connective to characters at all would still sympathise with August and all of the other characters. I feel like this book is going to go in the direction of The Curious Incident of The Dog In The Night-Time because it has that same sort of feel, although being different. Absolutely loved it! ## Frequently Bought Together - Wonder - Holes (Holes Series) - Hatchet --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.pl/products/49649296-wonder-by-r-j-palacio](https://www.desertcart.pl/products/49649296-wonder-by-r-j-palacio) --- *Product available on Desertcart Poland* *Store origin: PL* *Last updated: 2026-09-22*