Reading Guides

Each Digital Download Includes: 

1. Student Reading Guide- chapter guided worksheets with comprehension questions, creative reflections, chapter activities, vocabulary/glossary if applicable and historical content page if applicable.
2. 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.  

We Are Not From Here by Jenny Torres Sanchez is a powerful and intense novel about Pulga, Chico, and Pequeña, three teens from Guatemala who are forced to flee their home after violence and danger make staying impossible. Their journey toward the United States takes them through fear, uncertainty, and the brutal realities faced by many migrants seeking safety.

The book blends survival, friendship, immigration, trauma, courage, injustice, family, and hope. It is gripping and heavy, with a story that puts human faces and hearts behind headlines about migration. 🌵

Best fit: Readers ages 14+, especially teens ready for realistic fiction, social justice themes, immigration stories, survival journeys, Latin American perspectives, and serious classroom discussion.

Content note: Includes gang violence, murder, sexual violence threats, trauma, fear, death, poverty, and dangerous migration experiences. Best read with guidance and thoughtful discussion.