Hummingbird, by Natalie Lloyd

Each Friday that school is in session, I share the link to a read-aloud preview of a book from SRCSA library. The “First-chapter Friday” selection for Aug. 30, 2024 is Hummingbird, by Natalie Lloyd.

Twelve-year-old homeschooled Olive is tired of being seen as “fragile” just because she has osteogenesis imperfecta (otherwise known as brittle bone disease) so she’s thrilled when she finally convinces her parents to let her attend Macklemore Elementary. Olive can’t wait to go to a traditional school and make the friends she’s always longed for, until a disastrous first day dashes her hopes of ever fitting in. Then Olive hears whispers about a magical, wish-granting hummingbird that supposedly lives near Macklemore. It’ll be the solution to all her problems! If she can find the bird and prove herself worthy, the creature will make her most desperate, secret wish come true. Hummingbird was an Honor Book, in 2023, for the Schneider Family Book Award. Presented by the American Library Association, this award honors a book that embodies an artistic expression of the disability experience for child and adolescent audiences.
https://youtu.be/rStQ2zVbxJ8

Enjoy the First-chapter Friday playlist on YouTube:
https://bit.ly/FCF-playlist