At The Week magazine the author tagged seven books that influence his writing, including:Wonder by R.J. Palacio (2012).Read about another entry on his list.
R.J. Palacio's masterpiece of empathy-evoking storytelling should be required reading in every fifth-grade classroom in the world. This story of a 10-year-old boy with facial differences who is enrolling in a public school for the first time should come with its own box of tissues.
--Marshal Zeringue