Christmas Project 2013

I was introduced to the book Wonder by RJ Palacio in the spring of 2013 when I was looking for a book for a summer book club with my 5th grade students.  Once I read the book, I knew that this book was going to be with me for a long time.  After a successful summer book club, I decided to share the book with my new students in the fall.  I don't usually read a chapter book as a read aloud because it is difficult to keep up with the momentum of a story in such short chunks.  Everyday my students asked if we were reading more Wonder... I knew it was something that needed to continue.  More books were popping up around the room as I was reading and even a few parents said that they started the book too.  As we continued to the end of the book, I felt like I couldn't have this experience end.  A student said that he was getting a copy for his grandma who loved to read and that sparked the idea in my mind.  As I prepared my holiday gifts I couldn't imagine a better gift for my family and friends than to share this amazing book.  I created this blog for them to share their thoughts along with my students about their experience and how the book has changed them.  I also encouraged them to take the book and pass it along to someone else.  I, along with my students, am excited to see how the book and blog travel around and people share what they think and feel about the book.  It just makes me wonder...