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Raquel Palacio
Raquel Jaramillo Palacio (born July 13, 1963) is an American author and graphic designer. She is the author of several novels for children, including the best-selling ''Wonder'', which was adapted into a 2017 film starring Julia Roberts and Owen Wilson. Career R.J. began her writing career as an illustrator, designing book covers for Paul Auster, Thomas Pynchon, and others. During the course of her career she designed many hundreds of book covers, covering both fiction and non-fiction books. She also illustrated several children's books that she wrote herself. For the first two decades of her career, she wrote books at night after her day job as a designer. She illustrated her early books which were board books for children, published under the name Raquel Jaramillo. Following ''Wonder's'' international success, Palacio published several companion books to the novel. Published in 2014, '' 365 Days of Wonder'' is a collection of quotes or precepts that highlight kindness and g ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Book Festival
The National Book Festival is an annual literary festival held in Washington, D.C. in the United States; it is organized and sponsored by the Library of Congress, and was founded by Laura Bush and James H. Billington in 2001. Background In 1995, the First Lady of Texas Laura Bush (a librarian) founded the Texas Book Festival with Mary Margaret Farabee and support of Robert S. Martin, then Director and Librarian of the Texas State Library and Archives Commission and other volunteers. The goal of the festival was to honor Texas authors, promote the joys of reading, and benefit the state's public libraries. The first Texas Book Festival took place in November 1996. History As First Lady of the United States, Laura Bush worked with Librarian of Congress James H. Billington to create the National Book Festival. At a news conference announcing the inaugural event, Billington said: "We must all try, in every way we can, to send the message that reading is critical to our lives and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
White Bird (film)
''White Bird'' (marketed with the subtitle ''A Wonder Story'') is a 2024 American war drama film directed by Marc Forster from a screenplay by Mark Bomback, based on the 2019 graphic novel of the same name by R. J. Palacio. Serving as both a spin-off prequel and a sequel to '' Wonder'' (2017), it stars Ariella Glaser, Orlando Schwerdt, Bryce Gheisar, Gillian Anderson, and Helen Mirren, with Gheisar reprising his role as Julian Albans from ''Wonder''. ''White Bird'' was released in Italy, Slovenia, and Croatia on January 4, 2024; it was released in the United States by Lionsgate on October 4, 2024, to positive reviews from critics. Plot After the events of '' Wonder'', Julian has left Beecher Prep for good. He is visited by Sara, his grandmother from Paris, who, in response to Julian's reflection about his need to be socially passive to fit in at his new school, tells him about her childhood as a young Jewish girl in Nazi-occupied France during World War II. In 1942, Sara ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Living People
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1963 Births
Events January * January 1 – Bogle–Chandler case: Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation scientist Dr. Gilbert Bogle and Mrs. Margaret Chandler are found dead (presumed poisoned), in bushland near the Lane Cove River, Sydney, Australia. * January 2 – Vietnam War – Battle of Ap Bac: The Viet Cong win their first major victory. * January 9 – A January 1963 lunar eclipse, total penumbral lunar eclipse is visible in the Americas, Europe, Africa and Asia, and is the 56th lunar eclipse of Lunar Saros 114. Gamma has a value of −1.01282. It occurs on the night between Wednesday, January 9 and Thursday, January 10, 1963. * January 13 – 1963 Togolese coup d'état: A military coup in Togo results in the installation of coup leader Emmanuel Bodjollé as president. * January 17 – A last quarter moon occurs between the January 1963 lunar eclipse, penumbral lunar eclipse and the Solar eclipse of January 25, 1963, annular solar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
American Women Novelists
American(s) may refer to: * American, something of, from, or related to the United States of America, commonly known as the "United States" or "America" ** Americans, citizens and nationals of the United States of America ** American ancestry, people who self-identify their ancestry as "American" ** American English, the set of varieties of the English language native to the United States ** Native Americans in the United States, indigenous peoples of the United States * American, something of, from, or related to the Americas, also known as "America" ** Indigenous peoples of the Americas * American (word), for analysis and history of the meanings in various contexts Organizations * American Airlines, U.S.-based airline headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas * American Athletic Conference, an American college athletic conference * American Recordings (record label), a record label that was previously known as Def American * American University, in Washington, D.C. Sports tea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wonder (Palacio Novel)
''Wonder'' is a contemporary children's novel written by R. J. Palacio and published on 14 February 2012. It centers on Auggie Pullman, a boy with significant facial differences who enters mainstream school for the first time. Palacio drew inspiration for the story both from Natalie Merchant's song " Wonder" and from an experience where her son reacted with distress upon seeing a girl with facial deformities. Several spin-offs have been published, including ''365 Days of Wonder: Mr. Browne's Book of Precepts'', ''We're All Wonders'', ''Auggie and Me'', and ''White Bird''. A film adaptation was released in 2017, and a spin-off sequel film (adapting ''White Bird'') followed in 2024. Plot August "Auggie" Pullman is a 10-year-old boy living in North Riverside Heights in Upper Manhattan. He has Treacher Collins syndrome, which has disfigured his face and required many surgeries and special care. Due to his condition, August has been homeschooled by his mother for several years; ho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kids For Peace
Kids for Peace is a global, nonprofit, 501(c)(3) youth organization. Kids for Peace has over 100 chapters, spanning six continents. The organization's goal is to promote peace, kindness, and cultural understanding among children globally through various activities, including organizing The Great Kindness Challenge, publishing inspirational books, and establishing a network of chapters worldwide to foster unity among children from diverse backgrounds. Kids for Peace was founded in 2006 in Carlsbad, California by Danielle Gram and Jill McManigal. Danielle Gram's efforts in establishing Kids for Peace earned her the Nestlé Very Best in Youth Award in 2007. Jill McManigal, then Executive Director, was honored with a Bank of America Local Hero award in November 2009 for her contributions to the organization. Peace Packs One of the principal activities of Kids for Peace chapters is sending "Peace Packs" to other children around the world. ''Peace Packs'' are hand-painted knapsacks fil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
