Christie Roome

Click & Clack: Read, Write, Review

Why Was This Book Challenged at Our School?

A group of well-meaning parents challenged this book on Salt Spring Island not because it is LGBTQ+ (according to the posts) but because...

Christie Roome

Feb 1, 20245 min read

Writing Prompt #69

Writing Prompt #69 The first draft looks like this photo. Write it anyway because it will be fun to revise a glorious, colourful mess....

Christie Roome

Feb 1, 20241 min read

Can We Please Boot This One off The Challenged List for 2024?

Maia Kobabe’s Book was the Most Challenged Book in 2021 & 2022. Will “Gender Queer” still be on the list for 2023? Why was “Gender...

Christie Roome

Jan 15, 20245 min read

Why Books?

Words waltz and stories sparkle, and every page turned is a connection in the making. I am a ferocious reader because I value shared experience, cultivating empathy and understanding, learning, growing, and challenging myself to push beyond what I know to find something new.