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A review by svvcker
Sixth Grade Secrets by Louis Sachar
3.0
I’m not too fond of many books I read before I started university, but I found this one at a thrift store and I just had to get it. This is a book that I had already read multiple times YEARS ago and I remember it really fondly as one of the first books I enjoyed when I started school in the United States.
Sixth Grade Secrets is a very early Louis Sachar chapter book and it offers glimpses into his kind of surreal, sarcastic tone that he would later sort of perfect in Holes. The plot is very simple and uncomplicated, but the way that these sixth graders deal with the problems seem larger-than-life. The characters are so self-serious about maintaining the secrecy of their club in a manner that’s incredibly charming and accurate.
This is an 80s book, so there is an issue of consent that never really gets addressed and some people might be put off by the idea of a 12-year old girl declaring that she’s in love with her teacher, but I found that it never crosses the line of impropriety. It’s more like innocent, pre-pubescent curiosity.
I read this book in like 2 hours, it’s a fun and entertaining little read that is not exactly forward-thinking or revolutionary for its audience, but I found that the humour and interesting characters left a big impact on me as a child. Overall, this is a story that’s kind of timeless, and it should be enjoyed by generations to come.
Sixth Grade Secrets is a very early Louis Sachar chapter book and it offers glimpses into his kind of surreal, sarcastic tone that he would later sort of perfect in Holes. The plot is very simple and uncomplicated, but the way that these sixth graders deal with the problems seem larger-than-life. The characters are so self-serious about maintaining the secrecy of their club in a manner that’s incredibly charming and accurate.
This is an 80s book, so there is an issue of consent that never really gets addressed and some people might be put off by the idea of a 12-year old girl declaring that she’s in love with her teacher, but I found that it never crosses the line of impropriety. It’s more like innocent, pre-pubescent curiosity.
I read this book in like 2 hours, it’s a fun and entertaining little read that is not exactly forward-thinking or revolutionary for its audience, but I found that the humour and interesting characters left a big impact on me as a child. Overall, this is a story that’s kind of timeless, and it should be enjoyed by generations to come.