April Grades 5-6 Book Club: Six of Crows

For April's Book Club, we read Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo.  Anthony, Claire, JT, Madison, Maida, Reagan and Ryan were present. Here is a little of what we discussed, guided by the LitLovers.com discussion questions. 


How do the characters—Kaz and his crew of five—differ from one another? Start, perhaps, with each one's defining characteristics; then consider...
  ♦ their individual motivations
  ♦ their skills (what talent each brings to the heist)
  ♦ their past histories
  ♦ how each views the society they live in, the job at hand, and one another.


Do you have any favorites within the Dregs? Is there one you relate to or sympathize with more than any of the others?


Six of Crows is set in the same world as Bardugo's Grisha Trilogy. If you've read any of the books in that trilogy, how does this one compare? If you haven't, was it hard to find your footing at first?


Did you enjoy the book's structure—a story told through five different characters? Do the differing voices progress seamlessly through the book, or does the storyline feel disjointed? Why might Bardugo have chosen to tell her story using different points of view?

Talk about the various loyalties and friendships that exist among and between crew members—there's Nina and Inej, as well as Jesper, Wylan, and Matthias.


Fantasy/dystopian literature is frequently a veiled allusion to the ills of contemporary society, perhaps serving as a warning. What aspects of Ketterdam, though exaggerated, might be a reflection of our own 21st-century society?


Were you surprised by the twists and turns of the plot? Or did you "see it coming." 


If Six of Crows is the first installment of a series, will you be reading the next volume?


Rate this book between 1 and 5, with 5 being the best.

-One 1
-One 2
-Three 4s

-One 4.5

-One 5


In May, we will be reading Between Shades of Gray by Ruta Sepetys. 

In 1941, fifteen-year-old Lina, her mother, and brother are pulled from their Lithuanian home by Soviet guards and sent to Siberia, where her father is sentenced to death in a prison camp while she fights for her life, vowing to honor her family and the thousands like hers by burying her story in a jar on Lithuanian soil. Based on the author's family.

We will meet on Wednesday, May 15 at 3:00 p.m. Please pick up your copy of the book at the Circulation Desk and be sure to register for Book Club.