Julia initially found out about Wonder by reading a list of the best books for kids.
How do you treat people who are different from you?
That’s the question at the heart of the book Wonder, now a film starring Julia Roberts as the mother of a boy with a face that shocks everyone who sees him. Here, Julia, author R.J. Palacio and director Stephen Chbosky share how this little book changed their lives.
At first glance, this could be any group of friends chatting over coffee — except that one is a mega beautiful Oscar-winning actor; another is an acclaimed film director, screenwriter and author (The Perks of Being a Wallflower); and the third wrote Wonder, a middle-grade novel that adults love too and that has been on best-seller lists for over two years. It’s the story of Auggie Pullman, a 10-year-old boy who was born with severe facial differences. Having been tutored until now by his mother (played by Julia), Auggie is entering school in the fifth grade — a change that’s stressful for any child, but especially so for one who has spent his life watching others look away. The story is told through the alternating perspectives of Auggie, his sister and other kids, a technique that gives the reader true insight into how our actions and words really affect others. It’s also built around a teacher’s precepts, sayings related to kindness that echo the challenges everyone in the story grapples with — and that speak to things we can all do to help create a kinder world. With Auggie’s story now hitting the big screen, Julia, R.J. and Stephen highlight the most meaningful lessons they’ve taken to heart in their own families.
Let your heart be your compass.
This story is from the December 2017 edition of Good House Keeping - US.
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