First Chapter Wednesdays With Mrs. J Cristi Julsrud

In this episode, we read the first chapter of All the Bright Places, by Jennifer Niven, as part of our week focused on realistic fiction. 

In today's episode, we read the first chapter of Orbiting Jupiter by Gary D. Schmidt. This book is a perennial favorite in my classroom library, and if you haven't already read it, you definitely should. If you have already read it, maybe a revisit is in order. It will feel like a visit with an old friend.

In this episode, we read the first chapters of The Mostly True Adventures of Homer P. Figg by Rodman Philbrick, a Newbery Honor Book. 

In this episode, we read the first chapters of How I Became a Ghost: A Choctaw Trail of Tears Story by Tim Tingle. This is one of our titles for our set focusing on historical fiction. Enjoy!

Set in an America of the future where Muslims have been identified as a threat and imprisoned in internment camps, Layla and her family must decide how to resist and regain their freedom.

Listen to Chapter One of Stamped. A history book that never reads like one, Stamped is a remix of Dr. Kendi's comprehensive work on the history of racist ideas in America and how they have shaped lives, events, and people through our history.