The Misfits Series
Reading Guides
Reading Guides for Students and Teachers **
Each Digital Download Includes:
- Student Reading Guide- chapter guided worksheets with comprehension questions, creative reflections, chapter activities, vocabulary/glossary if applicable and historical content page if applicable.
- Teacher Guides- includes book summary, sensitive content note, suggested reading age, grading rubric, sample answers, extension questions/projects.
Each guide may differ in structure, depth, and style depending on the content of the book.
This collection features reading guides for 3 books in the series.
The Misfits Series by Lisa Yee, illustrated by Dan Santat, follows Olive Cobin Zang, a kid who has never quite fit in, until she lands at a strange boarding school called RASCH and discovers it is secretly training a team of young crime-fighting misfits. Together, Olive and her new friends use their unusual skills to solve mysteries, stop thieves, and prove that being different might be their greatest strength.
The series blends mystery, humor, friendship, adventure, secret-school energy, and teamwork. It has a fun “kid spy squad meets boarding school caper” feeling. Tiny agents, big chaos. 🕵️♀️
Best fit: Readers ages 8–12, especially kids who enjoy funny mysteries, spy adventures, school stories, teamwork, underdog characters, and illustrated middle grade books.Source listings recommend it for ages 8–12 and grades 3–7.