She spent her junior year at The American University in Paris, where she traveled extensively before returning to NYC with an eye toward making her career in illustration. Palacio attended The High School of Art & Design in Manhattan, and then majored in illustration at the Parsons School of Design. Her birth name is Raquel Jaramillo (Palacio was her mother's maiden name). Auggie is a hero to root for, a diamond in the rough who proves that you can’t blend in when you were born to stand out.A first generation American (her parents were Colombian immigrants), Palacio was born on Jin New York City. Palacio has called her debut novel “a meditation on kindness”-indeed, every listener will come away with a greater appreciation for the simple courage of friendship. In a world where bullying among young people is an epidemic, this is a refreshing new narrative full of heart and hope. Beginning from Auggie’s point of view and expanding to include his classmates, his sister, her boyfriend, and others, the perspectives converge to form a portrait of one community’s struggle with empathy, compassion, and acceptance.
Starting 5th grade at Beecher Prep, he wants nothing more than to be treated as an ordinary kid-but his new classmates can’t get past Auggie’s extraordinary face. Whatever you're thinking, it's probably worse.Īugust Pullman was born with a facial difference that, up until now, has prevented him from going to a mainstream school. Palacio's highly anticipated new novel, Pony, available now! Listen to the book that inspired the Choose Kind movement, a major motion picture, and the critically acclaimed graphic novel White Bird.Īnd don't miss R.J. Millions of people have fallen in love with Auggie Pullman, an ordinary boy with an extraordinary face-who shows us that kindness brings us together no matter how far apart we are.
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