Thoughts so far while reading this aloud to the class - I never noticed this as a kid, because why would I? - but this paints Stanley in kind of a white savior role. Sachar makes Zero the token underprivileged black kid who can't read, while Stanley teaches him to read. Some of the comments from the boys are a bit on the nose, in a rather uncomfortable way.
— Oct 03, 2018 08:47AM
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