Response to The Churchies by Katie Kluttz

The Churchies by Katie Kluttz

This is a story about four girls who were pretty much the misfits of the small community, referred to as “ The Churchies.” They did pretty much everything correct and by the book and volunteered a lot of their time to the community. They thought they had done their share and plotted together to rob a bank in order to live out their long-lived dream of moving to Costa Rica.

I thought you gave a good description of the mannerisms of the girls in the churchies group, the activities they participate in, the clothes they wear, the way they are treated at school. You also gave a good sense of the small community they live in by saying that the girl worked in the bank, a dad cleaned the bank, the lady they helped owned the bank: everyone is connected and knows each other. I was interested in knowing more about how they committed the crime than how good of citizens they were and I thought the plot to rob the bank was sprung on the reader. But I liked the story it was an interesting twist!