R.J. Palacio s Pony to be published in September
This book cover image released by Alfred A. Knopf for Young Readers shows Pony by R.J. Palacio, releasing Sept. 28. (Alfred A. Knopf for Young Readers via AP) June 03, 2021 - 7:05 AM
NEW YORK (AP) â R.J. Palacio s next book is a world apart from her million-selling debut âWonder.â
Random House Children s Books announced Thursday that Palacio s âPonyâ will be published Sept. 28, with an announced first printing of 500,000 copies. The story of a young boy s âharrowing yet distinctively beautiful journeyâ in the mid-1800s, âPonyâ is Palacio s first novel that doesn t feature characters from âWonder,â a contemporary story of a fifth-grader with a disfigured face that was inspired in part by the Natalie Merchant song of the same name.
NEW YORK (AP) – R.J. Palacio’s next book is a world apart from her million-selling debut “Wonder.”
Random House Children’s Books announced Thursday that Palacio’s “Pony” will be published Sept. 28, with an announced first printing of 500,000 copies. The story of a young boy’s “harrowing yet distinctively beautiful journey” in the mid-1800s, “Pony” is Palacio’s first novel that doesn’t feature characters from “Wonder,” a contemporary story of a fifth-grader with a disfigured face that was inspired in part by the Natalie Merchant song of the same name.
“Wonder” came out in 2012 and is the basis for a handful of spinoffs, including a picture book and a graphic novel. It was adapted into a 2017 film starring Julia Roberts and Owen Wilson and has sold more than 12 million copies, according to Random House.