sharpread | Colby Sharp

The Next Great Read Aloud?

Colby Sharp recounts reading Jasmine Warga’s The Unlikely Tale of Chase & Finnegan aloud to his fifth‑grade class, noting that students were instantly hooked by the alternating perspectives. The teacher observed strong emotional reactions whenever the reading paused, suggesting deep engagement. Sharp compares the book’s potential to established read‑aloud hits like The Wild Robot and Wonder, hoping it joins that elite circle. He concludes with a call for more middle‑grade titles that thrive in classroom read‑aloud settings.