Summary The book wonder is written by R.J. Palacio. The story idea was created when Palacio and her son were waiting to buy ice cream and saw a girl with facial defects. This child happened to have a disease called Mandibulofacial Dysostosis, also known as Treacher Collins Syndrome. Wonder is about a ten year old boy named August Pullman but goes by Augie. Augie has Treacher Collins Syndrome with a cleft palate. Due to all of his past surgeries, Augie has been homeschooled all of his life. When his parents ask him if he wants to go to school at Beecher Prep, he declines and gets very upset because he says he's not ready. A little while later, August says that he's ready for school because his parents have talked him into
