6th Grade Language Arts: Coming of Age Book Clubs

The Outsiders

“We like the book The Outsiders because it is full of action, suspense, and mystery. The characters’ personalities are very interesting and you can clearly see them change throughout the book. In this book, there are two rival gangs fighting. The Greasers, who are the main characters, fight against their rivals, the rich Socs. There is fighting between the two gangs and people get hurt. Will the Greasers be able to fend off the Socs and keep them out of their territory? To find out more, read the book, The Outsiders, and find out what happens between the two rival gangs.” 
-Lorenzo, Toby, Ethan G., Collin, & Ethan B.

The Girl Who Threw Butterflies 

“This book is about a girl who can throw a knuckleball and is trying out for a boys baseball team. It is significant because her dad died and the one thing he wanted her to do was play baseball not softball. We like this book because it is a tragedy, but the book itself is not sad.”

-Jonathan, Wyatt, & Marcus