Wow 6th grade? Seems a little young for something with a more heavier message. When I was in 6th grade, pretty sure I was reading books along the likes of The Hunger Games. Not a book focusing around the massive societal issue of racism and their injustices within our country.

I, as well as most people I know, started reading American literature around 9th-10th grade. Even then, there was a good amount of hidden messages/themes that would fly by students' heads. So I can't imagine how a 12 year old would handle analyzing something like this.