Kidliterate Book Club Reads: Rumble Fish

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Kidliterate Book Club Reads: Rumble Fish

Kidliterate invites you to join a group of quirky adults who enjoy reading and discussing Young Adult and Middle Reader books. Drop-ins welcome! The Kidliterate Book Club meets on Zoom on the 4th Tuesday of every month, 7-8:30 PM EST.
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This month's book is Rumble Fish by S.E. Hinton
From the author of the international bestseller The Outsiders comes a "stylistically superb" novel that "packs a punch that will leave readers of any age reeling" (SLJ, starred review).  Rusty-James is the number one tough guy among the junior high kids who hang out and shoot pool at Benny's. He's proud of his reputation, but what he wants most of all is to be just like his older brother, the Motorcycle Boy. Whenever Rusty-James gets in over his head, the Motorcycle Boy has always been there to bail him out. Then one day Rusty-James' world comes apart, and the Motorcycle boy isn't around to pick up the pieces. What now?
Like Hinton's groundbreaking classic The Outsiders, Rumble Fish was adapted into a movie by Francis Ford Coppola and remains as relevant as ever in its exploration of sibling relationships, the importance of role models, and the courage to think independently.
2026 Book Club Picks:

January: The Flicker by H.E. Edgmon
February: Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alire Sáenz
March: Some Places More Than Others by Renée Watson
April: Rumble Fish by S.E. Hinton
May: The Eyes and the Impossible by Dave Eggers
June: A Wizard's Guide to Defensive Baking by T. Kingfisher

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