R.J. Palacio

Born with real name Raquel Jaramillo Palacio took her pen name as R. J. Palacio. Palacio was born on July 13, 1963, she is a very famous American author and quite interestingly she has also worked as a professional graphic designer.

Her family came from Colombia and got settled in the United States. Till date, Palacio has written several novels for young adults, and children. One of her critically acclaimed best-selling masterpiece is "Wonder.  which was later filmed based on her book of the same name in 2017. Palacio currently resides in New York with her husband and her two sons.

Her writing in the American literary world is very fresh and unique. Palacio's debut children's novel named Wonder has been framed bestseller and has sold over 5 million+ copies worldwide. Palacio as a first-generation American has given a strong and loud message of spreading kindness and inspiring story of all time. 

Palacio received most of her education in the backdrop of America where high school life was set on Art & Design in Manhattan.  She has also majored in the Illustration and Graphics at Parsons School of Design. 

Palacio spent a lot of her professional life behind the desk working for The New York Times Book Review and designing book covers for countless amazing writers such as Salman Rushdie,  John Fowles, and Thomas Pynchon. Palacio has also secured her career working for several book publishing companies as art director. 

Apart from all the writing and designing Palacio has also developed a toy for infants called The Bobo Glove, which is very sustainable from the baby point of view. 

During the last year 2017, Wonder, the movie was released starring Julia Roberts and Jacob Tremblay with Owen Wilson. 

The New York-based novelist created a splash over her #1 debut Wonder. She is currently 54 years old. Her book was inspired by a real-life incident involving her son when he was reacting negatively towards a girl with a deformity in her face.  

Wonder sold more than 5 million copies worldwide and the movie Wonder collected Total of $278,418,364 worldwide. Though, her estimated salary, earnings, and net worth is still under review. 

Palacio is very much busy with her family life and children, now and then she is found to be reading books and signing her copies. She went ahead and told us the amazing story of kindness and hope. Her book Wonder has become a favorite means of educating young scholars over the world. Her Twitter posts are amazing!