Middle School Family Literacy Initiative: Friendship Collection

Chances are most middle schoolers are laser focused on friendship. They’re learning what it means to be a good friend, how and why friendship is important, what happens as friendships shift, and more. Reading about kids going through friendship challenges similar to theirs can help kids navigate the ride. This activity packet includes resources for educators, families, and students, and the books listed here all relate to the theme of friendship.

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Middle School Family Literacy Initiative: Friendship Activity Pack

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

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

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

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Amina's Voice

Written by Hena Khan

Amina has never been comfortable in the spotlight. She is happy just hanging out with her best...

3rd - 7th
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The Blackbird Girls

Written by Anne Blankman

On a spring morning, neighbors Valentina Kaplan and Oksana Savchenko wake up to an angry red sky. A...

4th - 7th
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El Deafo

Written by Cece Bell and Illustrated by David Lasky

The poignant memoir of a young girl who lost her hearing due to spinal meningitis and must now wear...

3rd - 7th
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Emmy In The Key Of Code

Written by Aimee Lucido

In a new city, at a new school, twelve-year-old Emmy has never felt more out of tune. Things start...

4th - 7th
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The Girl And The Ghost

Written by Hanna Alkaf

I am a dark spirit, the ghost announced grandly. I am your inheritance, your grandmother’s legacy. I...

3rd - 7th

Dough Boys

Written by Paula Chase

Deontae “Simp” Wright has big plans for his future. Plans that involve basketball, his best friend...

3rd - 7th
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Raven Hill Mysteries: Dirty Tricks

Written by Emily Rodda

The Help-for-Hire gang's toughest challenge yet begins when a new teacher assigns too much homework...

4th - 7th
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Sal and Gabi Break the Universe

Written by Carlos Hernandez

Best-selling author Rick Riordan presents a brilliant sci-fi romp with Cuban influence that poses...

3rd - 7th

Lewis and Clark Map the American West (Extraordinary Explorers)

Written by Nel Yomtov

This dynamic duo traveled farther than 8,000 miles for more than two years to map the American West...

3rd - 7th

So Done

Written by Paula Chase

Jamila Phillips and Tai Johnson have been inseparable since they were toddlers, having grown up...

3rd - 7th