We Got the Beat: Book Club for Rising 5th & 6th Graders (Summer 2025)
Mrs. Kristin’s book clubs are more like college classes than adult book clubs. She teaches kids how to think critically about what they read; even the youngest book clubbers are introduced to the concepts of themes, symbols, figurative language, and voice, all in age-appropriate language. We debate opinions and find textual evidence to support our ideas. We also read some really great books.
The We Got the Beat book club for rising fifth and sixth graders is built around the theme of music. Curated by Mrs. Kristin with the same care she used to make mix tapes from the radio, this trio of books challenges kids to look at the world from different perspectives. We’ll also take a close look at how music is incorporated into the texts and how it affects the characters’ lives.
Book list: The First Rule of Punk by Celia Perez, The Boys in the Back Row by Mike Jung, Planet Earth is Blue by Nicole Panteleakos
Open to rising 5th and 6th graders.
Dates and time: Tuesdays: June 17, July 15, and August 5; 4:30–5:30 p.m.
Students are responsible for acquiring their own books. Books are not included in the cost of class.
Mrs. Kristin’s book clubs are more like college classes than adult book clubs. She teaches kids how to think critically about what they read; even the youngest book clubbers are introduced to the concepts of themes, symbols, figurative language, and voice, all in age-appropriate language. We debate opinions and find textual evidence to support our ideas. We also read some really great books.
The We Got the Beat book club for rising fifth and sixth graders is built around the theme of music. Curated by Mrs. Kristin with the same care she used to make mix tapes from the radio, this trio of books challenges kids to look at the world from different perspectives. We’ll also take a close look at how music is incorporated into the texts and how it affects the characters’ lives.
Book list: The First Rule of Punk by Celia Perez, The Boys in the Back Row by Mike Jung, Planet Earth is Blue by Nicole Panteleakos
Open to rising 5th and 6th graders.
Dates and time: Tuesdays: June 17, July 15, and August 5; 4:30–5:30 p.m.
Students are responsible for acquiring their own books. Books are not included in the cost of class.
Mrs. Kristin’s book clubs are more like college classes than adult book clubs. She teaches kids how to think critically about what they read; even the youngest book clubbers are introduced to the concepts of themes, symbols, figurative language, and voice, all in age-appropriate language. We debate opinions and find textual evidence to support our ideas. We also read some really great books.
The We Got the Beat book club for rising fifth and sixth graders is built around the theme of music. Curated by Mrs. Kristin with the same care she used to make mix tapes from the radio, this trio of books challenges kids to look at the world from different perspectives. We’ll also take a close look at how music is incorporated into the texts and how it affects the characters’ lives.
Book list: The First Rule of Punk by Celia Perez, The Boys in the Back Row by Mike Jung, Planet Earth is Blue by Nicole Panteleakos
Open to rising 5th and 6th graders.
Dates and time: Tuesdays: June 17, July 15, and August 5; 4:30–5:30 p.m.
Students are responsible for acquiring their own books. Books are not included in the cost of class.
