I have been wanting to read Matylda Bright and Tender since I have been seeing it everywhere on Twitter. Sussy and Guy are 4th grade best friends and have been best friends for years. One day Sussy and Guy decide on a pet to raise together.  They bike to their local pet store and pick a spotted lizard, Matylda. Lots of fun are in store raising her until there is a terrible accident. Sussy must then navigate through life without her best friend. Some of her decisions take her down a wrong path until at the end she decides she needs to be brave for Guy. Christie readers who love books about grief, bravery and resolve will really learn some life lessons in this story.