Breaking Rank

Romeo and Juliet by Shakespeare

The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton

Whale Talk by Chris Crutcher

Statement:

I found the whole situation of a large clan community adhering to some very peculiar principles, especially for the school children from the clan, to be curiously interesting throughout the book.

Question:

Like others I feel that the religious overtones of this book would at least have to be strongly considered before teaching this book. On the other hand, because this book deals so much with a group of outsider not well understood by society and the theme of anti-establishment that takes form in a violent action, comparable to many of the school situation we have today, would this make Breaking Rank a valuable to teach in schools? Or just another reason to keep it from schools in general?

Nick Malm