A chance encounter with a little girl in an ice cream store inspired R.J. Palacio to write a novel about a boy born with distorted facial... How One Unkind Moment Gave Way To 'Wonder' In Wonder, R.J.

Since its publication in 2012, R. J. Palacio’s “Wonder” has spent a combined 10 years on The New York Times Best Seller List — about 70% of its lifetime. The children’s novel, which was adapted into a ...

Auggie’s reliance on Moon Boy is so strong that it isn’t until near the end of the musical — when he has gained enough confidence to stand taller and face his bullies head-on — that he finally ...

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — When Max Voehl auditioned to play the lead role in the musical “Wonder,” he sensed he was playing a version of himself onstage. Voehl, who was born with a bilateral cleft lip and ...

Actor Nathan Salstone, left, who portrays the imaginary friend of the main character Auggie, right, played by Max Voehl, during the musical "Wonder" at the American Repertory Theater in Cambridge, ...

Actor Max Voehl, who plays the lead character Auggie, performs during the musical "Wonder" at the American Repertory Theater in Cambridge, Mass., Thursday, Feb. 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa) ...