In Wonder, a boy with facial differences begins attending a mainstream school for the first time. He must deal with a number of challenges, including bullying by a classmate. How should he react?

In our exclusive clip from Wonder, young Auggie (Jacob Tremblay) sits down for dinner with his family. His mother (Julia Roberts) kindly explains how he should respond to the bully. As she steps away, however, his father (Owen Wilson) whispers a different approach to his son, prompting Auggie to ask a pertinent question and his father to offer an amusing reply.

The clip shines a light on the film's approach as a whole: serious, yet also light-hearted when appropriate. Watch the clip below and then get your tickets to Wonder now; it opens in theaters nationwide on Friday.