beautiful child

New York Times bestseller for 118 weeks
Original novel of the movie [Wonder]
RJ Palacio's debut work, 『Beautiful Child』, is a touching story about Auggie, a child who hid himself behind a helmet, and conveys the courage to face his true self by confronting the prejudices of the world he meets for the first time. With a solid structure, unique characters, and an interesting story, it is a work of such high quality that it is hard to believe that it is the author's debut work.
After publication, this work immediately became a bestseller due to the explosive response and support from readers, and has been on the New York Times bestseller list for 118 consecutive weeks since publication. This work, which has since been published in 45 countries around the world and touched the hearts of 500 million readers, has also been produced into a movie of the same name starring Julia Roberts and Jacob Tremblay, and is scheduled to be released in Korea on December 12.
Here, there is a child. An ordinary child, except for his face. The child has had 2 surgeries so far, but people still call him a monster. The child locks himself inside his helmet. For as long as two years. Now the child takes off his helmet and tries to go out into the world. Will the world be willing to accept the child? Will something miraculous really happen in this world?
『Beautiful Child』 deals with the events of a year after August Pullman, a ten-year-old boy born with a congenital facial deformity, enters school for the first time. The author describes August as the most beautiful child in the world, overcoming his disability of facial deformity, the prejudice of people who judge people only by looking at their faces, and the persistent bullying of children through his indomitable will, the love of his family, and the power of the friendship of kind friends. The process of being born again is explained in a pleasant way.

[New York Times] Bestseller for 118 consecutive weeks!
The original novel of the movie [Wonder]!
A beautiful story that touched the hearts of readers in 45 countries around the world!

A child born with a congenital facial deformity,
A child who has undergone 27 surgeries since birth.
A child who can make anyone have nightmares just by looking at his face.
A child who wore a helmet for two years to avoid people's gaze,
A child called by many nicknames, including monster, mutant, vomit-inducing person, and Gollum.
However, except for the face, everything about this child is extremely ‘ordinary’.
The most ‘beautiful’ child in this world,
The story of August Pullman!

Book Kong Children's Volume 22, “Beautiful Child,” is the story of a year that unfolds after August, a ten-year-old boy born with a congenital facial deformity, enters school for the first time. The author describes August as the most beautiful child in the world, overcoming his disability of facial deformity, the prejudice of people who judge people only by looking at their faces, and the persistent bullying of children through his indomitable will, the love of his family, and the power of the friendship of kind friends. The process of being born again is explained in a pleasant way.

★A child who is completely normal in everything except his face, which is a congenital facial deformity.
Ten-year-old boy August Pullman's eventful adaptation to regular school!
The main character of this work, August, was born into this world with a congenital facial deformity. When he was born, he was told that he would not survive one night, but by the time he was ten years old, he had survived 2 surgeries. However, because of his hideous face, he is called many nicknames such as monster, mutant, vomit-inducing person, Gollum, orc, and gives anyone nightmares just by looking at his face. So he wore an astronaut helmet for two years to avoid people's harsh gaze. But August is an ordinary kid in everything except his face. He is a very ordinary kid who loves Star Wars and Xbox, is loved by his family, eats ice cream, and rides bikes. August's only wish is to have a normal face like everyone else.
A big change comes to August, who was unable to go to school because of his unusual face and was homeschooled at home. She entered school for the first time in her life because her mother and father decided that they could not allow her to grow up under the care of her parents.
However, children can easily judge a person by just looking at his or her face. They only see August's terrible face and avoid him, calling him a monster and a germ that carries an infectious disease. Therefore, children cannot recognize the true character hidden behind August's face. We don't know how smart August is, how funny he is, or how sensitive he is.

★Don’t judge people just by looking at their faces!
A work that provides discussion about judging people based on their appearance!
The story of 『Beautiful Child』 is told from the perspectives of six people, including the main character, August, and the five characters (Bia, Summer, Jack, Justin, and Miranda) who orbit the sun. It may seem complicated in some ways, but since August's story forms a large plot, it does not feel distracting at all. Rather, as the events that occurred earlier unfold again from someone else's perspective, it takes an unexpected twist and raises curiosity. It is the key to making reading exciting. Above all, the reader is amazed at the author's ability to ultimately empathize with the positions of all six people.
In addition, it uses an easy writing style focusing on short episodes, so even children can easily read it, even though it is large in length, and it realistically depicts stories that could happen to people their age, thereby eliciting enough sympathy from readers. In addition, it is a work that stands out with realistic yet complex characters who are not simply divided into good and evil, but who sometimes conflict and betray rather than betray, such as August's older sister Via and friend Jack.
In addition, it is also a work with a lot of topics to think about and discuss together, such as lookism, disability and prejudice, and the twelve 'Mr. Brown's aphorisms' that the English teacher in the work gave as essay topics every month over the course of a year.

★[New York Times] Bestseller for 118 consecutive weeks! Original novel of the movie [Wonder]
A beautiful story that touched the hearts of readers in 45 countries around the world!
『Beautiful Child』 has been on the [New York Times] bestseller and Amazon bestseller lists for 118 consecutive weeks since its publication in the United States. However, the surprising fact is that this work is the debut work of current graphic designer RJ Palacio. It is probably rare for a debut work to pack such a powerful punch. Therefore, this work has been contracted and published in 45 countries around the world and is capturing the hearts of readers. Additionally, this work has been produced into a movie of the same name starring Julia Roberts and Jacob Tremblay, and is scheduled to be released in Korea on December 12th.
The author says he started writing this work after seeing a girl similar to August in front of an ice cream shop, just like in the scene where Jack meets August for the first time. At the time, the author, like Veronica, Jack's nanny, had her two children with her, and it is said that her son burst into tears in surprise upon seeing the girl's face, so she had no choice but to leave in a hurry to get the stroller. And on the way back, I happened to hear Natalie Merchant's song [Miracle] and naturally this story came to mind. In a way, I think it would be no exaggeration to call the birth of this story itself a 'miracle'.

[review]
*It is rare to find a work that can pack a punch as a debut work. A rare story that has the power to open the eyes and hearts of readers! -Publishers Weekly
*August Pullman, a 10-year-old boy born with severe facial deformities, is homeschooled and then courageously enrolls in Beecher Private Middle School, a regular school. And there he experiences both persistent bullying and genuine kindness. -Entertainment Weekly
*Palacio has an outstanding talent for depicting the thoughts and emotions of characters as well as realistic dialogue. As the story progresses, all the characters experience growth, especially August and his friends. It's a quick read and provides love, support, and discussion about judging people based on their appearance. -School Library Journal
*Impressive story of kindness, courage, and miracles - Kirkus Reviews

[Main Content]
August Pullman is a ten-year-old boy born with terrible facial deformities. When he was born, he was diagnosed as having difficulty surviving even a single night, but after several surgeries and treatments, he now lives just like other people, except for a special hearing aid and facial deformity. August's family includes his mom and dad who love him with all his heart, his lovely older sister, and his pet dog Daisy, who treats him like the most normal person in the world. August, who was home-schooled from a young age due to constant treatment and people's attention, enters school for the first time in his life due to his mother and father's decision that they cannot allow him to grow up under his parents' protection forever... … .