Here is the new movie trailer  based on the bestselling book  Wonder.  This movie will be in theaters in November. This is an inspiring story of Auggie Pullman, born with facial differences, who goes to mainstream school for the first time. Watch as Auggie becomes an unlikely hero when confronted with many classmates and finds that he is born to stand out. I am excited to see this movie, and I am sure Christie readers will, too... but read the book first!!

Hotel Bruce is the sequel to Mother Bruce, and this book is just as fun as the first one! When Bruce gets home from the migration with this goslings, he is not in a good mood. He is grumpy and just wants some rest! He finds out that some mice have been living in his home while he was away , and they have turned it into a hotel! There are all kinds of shenanigans with the hotel guests., and Bruce is not amused. Christie readers will fall in love with this book just like they did with the first one!

Unidentified Suburban Objects is another great read that is on the Texas Bluebonnet list. Seventh  grader Chloe Cho is very interested in learning about her Korean heritage.  Her parents were born in Korea but never really talk about their time there. Chloe does not know anyone else who is Korean until she finds out on the first day of school that a new teacher is Korean. Chloe is so excited to finally meet someone else who is Korean. After meeting her new teacher, this book really takes off and has lots of humor and some twist and turns. Readers will not believe the ending!! Christie readers will really enjoy this book.. part authentic and part fantasy!

Happy Dreamer is another awesome addition to the Christie collection. The author , Peter Reynolds, has written many other great  books such as  The Dot  and Ish.  This is an  impressive read to students because the world tells us to sit still and follow the rules, and this book shows what happens in between when we allow our minds to soar. Peter Reynolds tells us how our dreams matter and we should not quit no matter what.  Read anything that Peter Reynolds writes, all of his books have a strong, positive  message for all of us!!

Another wonderful book I just read is We're All Wonders. This book is a picture book version of the critically acclaimed book Wonder, which will be a motion picture that is released this summer. This book will give younger readers an insight to the larger chapter book and has a strong message that we should always #choose kind. I am excited to bring this great book to Christie readers when school starts back up in August.

I just finished The Girl Who Drank the Moon. This book just won this year's Newbery Medal. I really enjoyed this book.This book is an epic fantasy about a young girl raised by a witch , a swamp monster,  and a tiny dragon who must unlock powerful magic buried deep inside her. Here is a brief annotation of the book from the Texas Bluebonnet List website:

Did you know that if you feed a baby starlight, it grows up happy, shining and with a twinkle in its eye? However, if you accidentally let the baby eat some moonlight, then you’ll fill that ordinary baby with extraordinary magic... That’s what happened when Xan, a kind witch, rescued abandoned baby Luna. Luckily, Luna finds a home with Xan, the swamp monster Glerk, and Fyrian, a Perfectly Tiny Dragon. As her thirteenth birthday approaches, however, a series of new threats emerge, calling on Luna to protect all that she loves while wrestling with her own 

I also read Towers Falling which is also on the Texas Bluebonnet List. This book deals with the aftermath of September 11, 2001. Deja is a 5th grade student living in Brooklyn and is unaware of the tragic events until she learns about it in 5th grade social studies. Even though she was born after the attacks, she comes to realize how the events have shaped her world. Here is a brief annotation from the Texas Bluebonnet List website:

It is a secret that’s not a secret, something that happened but Deja can’t yet figure out. She’s tired of being kept in the dark, of not knowing why her father looks so tired when he stares at a blank sky. Journey along with Deja and her friends as they learn about the many faces of America, the history of the World Trade Center Tower, and grow in their understanding of family, home and community.