<Tr> <Th> ISBN </Th> <Td> 0375869026 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> OCLC </Th> <Td> 726819876 </Td> </Tr> <P> Wonder is a children's novel by Raquel Jaramillo, under the pen name of R.J. Palacio, published on February 14, 2012 . </P> <P> Palacio wrote Wonder after an incident where she and her three - year - old son were waiting in line to buy ice cream . Her son noticed a girl with facial birth defects and started to cry . Fearing he would react badly, Palacio attempted to remove her son from the situation so as not to upset the girl or her family but ended up worsening the situation . Natalie Merchant's song "Wonder" made her realize that the incident could teach society a valuable lesson . Palacio was inspired by Merchant's lyrics and she began writing . She named the book directly after the song, and used the song's chorus as the prologue of the first chapter . The book has a released spin - off, 365 Days of Wonder: Mr. Browne's Book of Precepts . In August 2015, the book Auggie and Me was published . A film adaptation was released in 2017 . </P>

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