Middle School Family Literacy Initiative: Community Collection

Being part of a community is important for all of us, and a sense of community is critical for middle schoolers to continue to develop and understand their identity. Use these activities and books to celebrate all the ways community is built by families, neighbors, and other people in our lives. This activity packet includes resources for educators, families, and students, and the books listed here all relate to the theme of community.

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Middle School Family Literacy Initiative: Community Activity Pack

Use these activities and books to encourage your students to explore community.

Middle School Family Literacy Initiative: Community Activity Pack (en Español)

Use these activities and books to encourage your students to explore community.

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One Crazy Summer

Written by Rita Williams-Garcia

Eleven-year-old Delphine has it together. Even though her mother, Cecile, abandoned her and her...

4th - 7th
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The Last Cuentista

Written by Donna Barba Higuera

Había una vez . . . There lived a girl named Petra Peña, who wanted nothing more than to be a...

5th - 8th
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Take Back the Block

Written by Chrystal D. Giles

Brand-new kicks, ripped denim shorts, Supreme tee-- Wes Henderson has the best style in sixth grade...

3rd - 7th
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Planet Omar: Accidental Trouble Magnet

Written by Zanib Mian

Welcome to the imaginative brain of Omar! Omar and his family have just moved, and he is NOT excited...

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Amal Unbound

Written by Aisha Saeed

Life is quiet and ordinary in Amal's Pakistani village, but she had no complaints, and besides, she...

5th - 8th
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Hide and Seeker

Written by Daka Hermon

One of our most iconic childhood games receives a creepy twist as it becomes the gateway to a...

3rd - 7th

The Mothman Sightings (Paranormal Mysteries)

Written by Chris Bowman and Illustrated by D. Brady

Strange sightings around the quiet town of Point Pleasant, West Virginia set off a town-wide hunt...

3rd - 8th

Finding Langston

Written by Lesa Cline-Ransome

It's 1946. Langston's mother has just died, and now they're leaving the rest of his family and...

4th - 7th
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The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora

Written by Pablo Cartaya
Save the restaurant. Save the town. Get the girl. Make Abuela proud. Can thirteen-year-old Arturo...
5th - 8th
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Outcasts United

Written by Warren St. John

A moving account of how a soccer team made up of diverse refugees inspired an entire community here...

7th - 9th