The Julian Chapter: A Wonder Story Page B

chicken.”
    Dad walked over to me and put his hand on my shoulder.
    “I think you’ve proven that you’re anything
but
chicken,” he said. “I’m proud of you, Julian. Very proud of you.” He leaned over and hugged me.
“Tu marches toujours le front haut.”
    I smiled. “I hope so, Dad.”
    I hope so.
    THE END

R. J. Palacio lives in New York City with her husband, two sons, and two dogs. For more than twenty years, she was an editorial director, an art director, and a graphic designer, working on books for other people while waiting for the perfect time in her life to start writing her own novel. But one day several years ago, a chance encounter with an extraordinary child in front of an ice cream store made R. J. realize that the perfect time to write that book had finally come.
Wonder
is her first novel. She did not design the cover, but she sure does love it.