📚 MEMPHIS MADE
A Memphis Legacy Literacy Workbook for Middle School Readers
Memphis history is more than something our children should hear about once a year — it’s their story.
Created by educator and Reading With Mrs. Richardson founder Carla Fields-Richardson, Memphis Made brings literacy and local history together in a way designed especially for middle school students.
Through engaging readings, writing activities, comprehension exercises, reflection, and critical thinking, students explore the people, places, movements, music, and moments that helped shape Memphis — while strengthening the literacy skills they need in and beyond the classroom.
From Black history and civil rights to Memphis music, culture, leadership, and legacy, the workbook helps young readers discover that some of America's most important stories
happened right here at home.
🖤 Culturally relevant literacy
📖 Reading comprehension & vocabulary
✍🏾 Writing & reflection
🏛️ Memphis history & local connections
💭 Critical-thinking activities
🎶 Culture, music & legacy
Perfect for families, homeschoolers, educators, youth programs, and anyone who wants young people to learn more about the city that helped shape the world.
Read Memphis. Write Memphis. Know Memphis.
🛒 Available on Amazon
💭 LOUD THOUGHTS
For the days your thoughts feel loud.
Sometimes teens have a lot to say—they need a space that feels like theirs.
Created by educator and author Carla Fields-Richardson, LOUD THOUGHTS is a creative wellness and guided-writing journal for middle and high school students. It gives young people space to write, reflect, create, laugh, reset, and express themselves honestly—without feeling like they're completing another assignment.
Inside, teens will find a mix of reflection prompts, creative activities, doodling and coloring spaces, relatable pages, calming tools, QR-code wellness activities, motivation, and encouragement.
Some pages go deeper. Others are simply fun. From “If My Brain Had Tabs Open” and “Brain Noise” to “My Petty Thoughts,” “Texts I Should've Never Sent,” “Design Your Dream Sneakers,” “Soundtrack of My Life,” and “Protect Your Peace,” the journal was intentionally created to feel current, expressive, and relatable to young people.
🧠 Reflection & self-expression
✍🏾 Creative writing & journaling
🎨 Doodling, coloring & creative activities
😌 Mindfulness & emotional reset tools
🎧 QR-code wellness activities
💬 Real, relatable prompts for teens
✨ Confidence, creativity & encouragement
Perfect for teens, families, educators, mentors, youth programs, counselors, and anyone looking for a meaningful gift for a young person.
Your thoughts matter. Your feelings matter. Your voice matters.
🛒 Available on Amazon
🛍️ COMING SOON: FOR THE BOOK LOVERS 📚
Because reading is more than a hobby—it’s a whole vibe.
Something new is coming to Reading With Mrs. Richardson! 👀📖
We’re getting ready to launch our first collection of retail merchandise created especially for readers, book lovers, educators, and people who simply can’t leave the house without a book.
Think cozy. Think bold. Think bookish with personality. 📚✨
👕 Apparel
☕ Mugs
👜 Totes & bags
🔖 Bookmarks
📚 Reader-inspired accessories
✨ And more!
Our first collection is expected to launch SOON.
Stay tuned. Your new favorite bookish merch is on the way. 👀📚
READ. WEAR. REPEAT.™
COMING SOON
