"What I should have done is simply turned to the little girl and started up a conversation and shown my kids that there was nothing to be afraid of. "I was really angry at myself afterwards for the way I had responded," she admits. She was trying to protect the girl but also avoid her own discomfort. Palacio's 3-year-old son cried in fear, so the author grabbed her kids and fled. They were at an ice cream store and sat next to a little girl with a severe facial deformity. Palacio tells NPR's Michele Norris that the book was inspired by a real-life encounter with her own kids six years ago. Palacio tells the story of Auggie, a tough, sweet, 10-year-old boy, who was born with distorted facial features - a "craniofacial difference" caused by an anomaly in his DNA. Your purchase helps support NPR programming. Close overlay Buy Featured Book Title Wonder Author R.J.
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