Middle School Family Literacy Initiative: Family Collection

Family is many things to all people, from a loving and supportive base to a complicated tree of connections to close friends and even pets. These books and activities help middle schoolers understand that wonderful and challenging families come in all forms and sizes. This activity packet includes resources for educators, families, and students, and the books listed here all relate to the theme of family.

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Middle School Family Literacy Initiative: Family Activity Pack

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

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

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

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Dancing Home

Written by Alma Flor Ada and Gabriel M. Zubizarreta

In this timely tale of immigration, two cousins learn the importance of family and friendship. A...

3rd - 7th
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Ghost Squad

Written by Claribel A. Ortega

Coco meets Stranger Things with a hint of Ghostbusters in this action-packed supernatural fantasy...

3rd - 7th
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I Can Make This Promise

Written by Christine Day

All her life, Edie has known that her mom was adopted by a white couple. So, no matter how curious...

3rd - 7th
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Inside Out and Back Again

Written by Thanhha Lai

Based on the author’s experiences fleeing Vietnam after the fall of Saigon, this story is told...

3rd - 7th

The Betty & Barney Hill Alien Abduction (Paranormal Mysteries)

Written by Chris Bowman and Illustrated by D. Brady

In the early 1960s, Betty and Barney Hill had a wild story to tell: they believed they were abducted...

3rd - 8th
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Solving for M

Written by Jennifer Swender

Perfect for fans of Raymie Nightingale and The Fourteenth Goldfish, this heartfelt middle-grade...

3rd - 7th
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The Crossover

Written by Kwame Alexander

Winner of 2014 Newbery and Coretta Scott King Awards for children's literature. Written in verse...

5th - 7th
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Stand Up, Yumi Chung!

Written by Jessica Kim

On the outside, Yumi Chung suffers from #shygirlproblems, a perm-gone-wrong, and kids calling her...

4th - 7th
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Stargazing

Written by Jen Wang

Moon is everything Christine isn't. She’s confident, impulsive, artistic . . . and though they both...

3rd - 6th
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Upside Down in the Middle of Nowhere

Written by Julie T. Lamana

Armani Curtis can think about only one thing: her tenth birthday. All her friends are coming to her...

4th - 6th