A Reading Group Guide to T he Misfits by James Howe About the Book “.. Hilarious and poignant..

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An upbeat and reassuring novel that encourages preteens and teens to celebrate their individuality.” — Publishers Weekly “Howe tells the truth about the pain and anger caused by jeers and name-calling in a fast, funny, tender story that will touch readers.” — Booklist, starred review Bobby, Skeezie, Addie, and Joe are “the misfits.” Bobby is fat. Skeezie dresses like it’s 1957.

Addie is tall, brainy, and outspoken. And Joe is gay. They’re used to being called names, but they know they’re better than the names they’re called.

Besides, they’ve always had each other when times got tough. And surviving seventh grade looks like it’s not going to be easy. Starting with Addie’s refusal to say the Pledge of Allegiance and her insistence on creating a new political party to run for student council, the Gang of Five, as the four friends call themselves, is in for the year of their lives. It’s a year in which they learn about politics and popularity, love and loss, and what it means to be a misfit. After years of insults, the Gang of Five is determined to stop name-calling at their school. Finally, they are going to stand up and be seen—not as the one-word jokes their classmates have tried to reduce them to, but as the full, complicated human beings they are just beginning to discover they truly are. Discussion Topics • Why do you think the author chose the character of Bobby Goodspeed to tell the story of The Misfits?

Could you see another character narrating the novel instead? How would the novel be different with another narrator? How is Bobby wise beyond his years? • The Misfits is a uniquely written novel. Part of the story is written in prose and part of it is in a play format.

Do you like this style of writing? Did it help you to learn more about the characters as you were reading? • Celebrating one’s individuality is a strong theme throughout The Misfits. Which characters “celebrate their individuality” more than others?

• We don’t learn that Bobby’s mother has died until halfway through the novel. Does learning this important fact about Bobby’s life enable us to understand him better? Ratchet laboranta visshej kategoria kdl. Why do you think the author chose to withhold this information about Bobby until halfway through the story? • Other characters in The Misfits have also endured a loss.

These losses have shaped their personalities and have affected each of them differently. Discuss how this is so. Is there a “right” way to deal with loss? • How do you feel about the character of Addie? Do you find her frustrating, or refreshingly honest? Would you be friends with Addie if you had the opportunity?

Can you sympathize with Ms. Wyman regarding her feelings toward Addie? Do you think that Ms.

Wyman was once a little like Addie when she was younger? And how is Addie ultimately like Ms. • Bobby, Skeezie, Addie, and Joe rebel against name-calling and base the platform for their new political party on banishing name-calling. However, they are guilty of calling people names themselves. Cite examples throughout the book where they fall into this trap. Do you think they realize that they are name-callers?

Is name-calling a natural part of who we are or is it learned? Belaruskiya prikazki i prikazk pra druzhbu video. Can name-calling ever be a positive thing? • Examine and discuss the following pairings: Bobby and Mr. Kellerman, Addie and Ms. Wyman, Joe and Colin. How does each relationship demonstrate how people who seem outwardly very different can actually be very much alike? • The role of family is significant in the development of each character in The Misfits.